1. 1 LUGANSK REGION, UKRAINE

2. 2 Луганск Total area – 267000 sq.km 4,4% of the territory of Ukraine The border – 776 km land : 642 km water : 134 km Geographical position Averege temperature: (+)7.3  С Wed: summer (+)15.2  С, winter: (-)3.9  С Rainfall: 459-505 mm per year Borders with: Belgorod, Voronezh and Rostov regions of Russia Federation, Kharkov and Donetsk regions of Ukraine Included in the Euroregion "Donbass" (area - 154,000 sq. km.) GENERAL INFORMATION

3. ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE Cities of regional subordination – 14 Districts – 17 Townships – 109 Settlements – 109 Villages – 683

4. POPULATION Total population – 2272,7 thousand people, including: urban – 1971,6 thousand people.; rural – 301,1 thousand people.; working population – 1012,3 thousand people.; Number of pensioners – 750,8 thousand people.

5. MINERAL RESOURCES Mineral resources base of more than 50% consists of fuel and energy resources (coal, free gas, methane gas coal deposits, condensate). An estimated total reserves of methane at a depth of 500-1800 m, reaching 12 trillion cubic meters Luhansk region - the only in Ukraine, the resources which allow to increase production capacity of coke and steam coal and methane from coal deposits. In the depths of the Lugansk region concentrated 34.7% of total coal reserves. Of these, coking coal - 28.4%, hard coal - 66.9% of total reserves.

6. ECONOMIC POSITION IN UKRAIN  In terms of sales – V place  In terms of export transactions - I place As for issue of industrial products region provides in Ukraine: - 33% coal production; - 33% coal production; - 38% gasoline; - 38% gasoline; - 28% diesel fuel; - 28% diesel fuel; - 14% coke; - 14% coke; - 13% steel - 13% steel - 12% finished products. - 12% finished products.

7. PRIORITY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT engineering engineering combined heat and power combined heat and power ecology ecology energy conservation energy conservation and alternative energy creation of industrial and science parks creation of industrial and science parks agro-industrial complex (creation of centers of the storage and processing of vegetables and cereals agro-industrial complex (creation of centers of the storage and processing of vegetables and cereals

8. COAL INDUSTRY The share industry– 13,1 %. The share industry – 13,1 %. Number of businesses - 189 Number of businesses - 189 Businesses: Businesses : 108 - subject to Ministry of Coal Industry, including: 48 mine 15 concentrators 45 other companies 81 - non-state enterprises of property: 41 mine 4 processing plants 11 subsidiary companies 25 other companies 108 - subject to Ministry of Coal Industry, including: 48 mine 15 concentrators 45 other companies 81 - non-state enterprises of property: 41 mine 4 processing plants 11 subsidiary companies 25 other companies

9. ENGINEERING The share the industry - 8.0%. Number of firms - 146 The leading companies: JSC "Holding" Luganskteplovoz " JSC "Stakhanov Wagon Works" JSC "Machine-Building Plant Krasnoluchskaya" JSC "Pervomaysk Electromechanical Plant" Of "Thermo" The main products are: locomotives, freight cars, mining equipment, heating equipment, motors

10. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION The share the industry - 2.5% Number of companies: Agricultural enterprises of all forms of ownership - more than 2,569 Specific Gravity: crop production - 63% livestock products - 37% Area of ​​ land: Agricultural - 1 million 909,4 thousand hectares including arable - 1 million 279,7 thousand hectares

11. TRANSIT CAPACITY The international highway - 2 M-03 Kyiv - Kharkiv - p.p.Dolzhansky M-04 Znamenka - Lugansk - p.p.Izvarino International railway lines Kharkov - Volgograd Lugansk - Moscow The international highway - 2 M-03 Kyiv - Kharkiv - p.p.Dolzhansky M-04 Znamenka - Lugansk - p.p.Izvarino International railway lines Kharkov - Volgograd Lugansk - Moscow Airports - 2 Luhansk Airport Severodonetsk Airports - 2 Luhansk Airport Severodonetsk The international crossing points: Road - 10 Rail - 3 Аviation - 1 The international crossing points: Road - 10 Rail - 3 Аviation - 1

12. FOREIGN TRADE Number of enterprises engaged in foreign trade activities - 795 Number of enterprises engaged in foreign trade activities - 795 Number of countries with which the foreign economic relations established - 110 The foreign trade turnover – U.S. $ 5,7 billion (as of 01.07.2012) Number of countries with which the foreign economic relations established - 110 The foreign trade turnover – U.S. $ 5,7 billion (as of 01.07.2012) The volume of foreign investments - U.S. $ 808,6 millionas of 01.07.2012 The volume of foreign investments - U.S. $ 808,6 million (as of 01.07.2012)

13. SUPPORT FOR INVESTORS Regional Agency investment Promotion - informative support of investors; - the organization of the investor investors with controlling and the licensing authorities on the principle of "single window"; -preparation of investment projects and proposals; - support investment in all stages, including pre-and post-project. Regional fund of enterprise support

14. GREENFIELDS To create an industrial and science parks developed by the withdrawal of land from the presence of energy and transport infrastructure Luhansk 31,0 hectare Alchevsk97,0 hectare Rubezhnoye 10,0 hectare Lisichansk 101,0 hectare Perevalsk 29,7 hectare Bryanka72,5 hectare

15. FORM OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION exhibitions, fairs, forums the opening of offices and work area businesses and organizations in other countries and regions, foreign missions in the area holding of the Days of Economy and Culture Days meetings of working groups to implement the inter- regional agreements on cooperation meetings of business and economic missions work of the Euroregion "Donbass"

16. www.loga.gov.ua LUHANSK OPEN FOR COOPERATION