2. RUSSIA ’ S ECONOMY By Allessandra Toscanini, Darren Chau, and Skerdilaid Hoti

3. FOOD PRODUCED IN RUSSIA Potatoes Corn Sugar beets

4. Manufacturing St. Petersburg is a shipbuilding center Most manufacturing centers are in western Russia Factories focus on heavy industry Some factories switched to light industry Factories in St. Petersburg make light machinery, textiles, and scientific and medical equipment

5. Russia resources  Bauxite  Gold, Coal  Copper  Fishing  Iron, Lead  Natural gas  Nickel  Petroliam  Tin, Zinc Gold is one of Russia top sources

6. Russia industries Industrial production growth rate 13.1% Metals are used to make advanced air crafts, ships, missiles, Defensive technology include- radars, and advanced electronics components Medical and scientific industry include- textiles,handicrafts,foodstuffs. Road and rail transportation include- communication equipment, tractors, agriculture machinery, and construction equipment

7. Moscow region  Moscow is Russia economic center  Largest transportation hub  Factories are focused on heavy industries  Population 10,470,318 people

8. Russia port cities Russia has 5 important ports cities It is hard for the port cities to transport goods because the water in all the other port cities are frozen. Kaliningrad, and St. Petersburg. Murmansk, Vladivostok, and Astrakhan Kaliningrad has eliminated all taxes on shipping good. St. Petersburg makes light machinery, textiles, scientific, and medical equipment While the other port cities trade bring goods to Russia.