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"Regions of Russia" |  | | Type of Subject | Saint Petersburg | | Federal Okrug | Northwestern Federal District | | Economic Region | Northwestern economic region |
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| ааа | | | | Flag |  | | Coat of Arms |  | | Administrative Center | | | Largest Settlements | | | Federal Okrug | Northwestern | | Economic Region | Northwestern | | Language | Russian | | Governor/President | Valentina Matvienko | | Area | | | - Total | 1 900 km² | | - % water | | | Population | | | - Total | 4 600 000 | | - Density | 3200 per./km² | | GRP, mln. Rub. | 518,885.30 | | GRP, mln. USD | 20,190.1$ | | GRP per capita, Rub. | 112,506.7 | | GRP per capita, USD | 4,377.7$ | | Time Zone | GMT+3 | | Official web-page | http://gov.spb.ru/ | | Associated web-pages | http://www.encspb.ru/ru/ |
| | St. Petersburg
Geographic Situation
St. Petersburg is the northernmost city in the world with a population of over one million.
The city is situated in the North-Western part of Russia, on the shore of the Neva Inlet in the Gulf of Finland and on the numerous islands (47) in the Neva delta.
History
1703 – Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg
1712-1918 – capital of the Russian Empire
1914 – renamed into Petrograd
1924 – renamed into Leningrad by a decision of the Soviet Government
1991 – the initial name – St. Petersburg – returned to the city
Population
At the beginning of 2005, population density in St. Petersburg was 3,200 residents per square kilometer. In the most densely populated area – Admiralteiski Rayon – the density reaches as many as 13,400 residents, and it is minimal in the Kurortni Rayon – 300 residents per square kilometers.
St. Petersburg is a multi-national and multi-confessional city. It currently has a high proportion of senior residents and is therefore unattractive to migrants. Due to this fact the number of the population, having reached 5 million, is decreasing at a high pace.
St. Petersburg Authorities
St. Petersburg authorities include:
St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly – its supreme and only legislative authority;
St. Petersburg Government – the highest executive body headed by the top executive of the city – its Governor; other executive authorities headed by the Government of St. Petersburg and constituting a system of executive authorities – St. Petersburg Administration
Judiciary bodies – St. Petersburg Statutory Court and Justice of the Peace
Climate
The climate is moderately continental, with the average temperature in January equal to -7° C, and the average temperature in July equal to +15° C. The annual precipitation is 850 mm. On most days of the year the sky is overcast; the annual solar irradiation is 1.5 times lower than in the South of Ukraine and twice as low as in Central Asia. There is an average of 62 sunny days in St. Petersburg annually.
Economics
St. Petersburg is one of the largest economic centers in the Russian Federation.
Its economics is mostly based on industry and tourism.
The city stands at a crossroads of many shipping lanes, river routes and highways, and serves as the European gate to Russia and its strategic center closest to the EU countries.
The city’s industry specializes in the production of power engineering and transportation equipment. Construction of motor vehicles is very well-developed. It is represented by the ‘Vagonmash’ (rapid transit vehicles), the St. Petersburg Tram Plant and the Skania-Peter Bus Assembly Plant.
St. Petersburg is the country’s largest center of warship and civilian vessel production, and ship repair. Machine-tool construction, instrument-making and production of optics, electrical equipment and electronics are also well-developed. The armaments sector accounts for a substantial share of industrial output.
Sights
The Hermitage
The Russian Museum
The Cabinet of Curiosities
The Summer Palace of Peter the Great
St. Isaac’s Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral
St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral in the Petropavlovskaya Fortress
The Ascension Temple (Spas-na-Krovi)
The Alexander Nevski Lavra
Interesting Facts
Internal waters occupy 10% of the city territory
The high-latitudinal location of the city explains the phenomenon of the ‘nightless nights’ most vividly manifested from June 11 to July 2.
Large public and private companies such as Sovkomflot, Gazpromneft, Sibur Holding and others are registered in St. Petersburg.
In 2005-2006, the construction of Toyota, Nissan and General Motors car factories started in St. Petersburg. |
World Bank Projects in the Region
Project Name (ID) | Date Approved | Status | Loan Amount | | St. Petersburg Economic Development Loan (ID P069063) | May 15, 2003 | Active | $239.8 mln |
Economic and Social Development Indicators
| | in USD | | Population | 4 600 000,0 | | | Natality | -33909 | | | Unemployed, thousands people | 19,4 | | | Living Wage, Rub. | 3,259.0 | 126.8$ | | Average Monthly Salary, Rub. | 7,931.1 | 308.6$ | | Number of general education institutions | 796 | | | Number of high education institutions | 90 | | | Number of students in general education institutions, thousands people | 408,2 | | | Number of students in high education institutions, thousands people | 443,4 | | | Quantity of doctors per 10,000 persons | 80,3 | | | GRP, mln. Rub. | 518,885.3 | 20,190.1$ | | GRP per capita, Rub. | 112,506.7 | 4,377.7$ | | Share of Industry in GRP, % | 26,4 | | | Share of Agriculture in GRP, % | 0 | | | Share of Trade in GRP, % | 19,8 | | | Retail Trade Turnover, mln. Rub. | 199,245.2 | 7,752.7$ | | Investment in Fixed Capital, mln. Rub. | 103740.5 | 4,036.6$ | | Consumer Price Index, % | 112 | | | Budget: | | | | - Incomes | 212,670,359,600.0 | 8,275,111,268.5$ | | - Costs | 242,057,226,524.0 | 9,418,569,125.4$ | | - Proficit/Deficit | -29,386,866,924.0 | -1,143,457,857.0$ | | State Obligations, Rub. | 20,973,560,000.0 | 816,091,828.8$ | | Credits from credit institutions, Rub. | 2,500,000,000.0 | 97,276,264.6$ | | EBRD Credits, mln. Rub. | 0.0 | 0.0$ |
Sources: Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, 2005
Federal Treasure of the Russian Federation (Russian Treasury)
www.ebrd.com - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Investment & Credit Ratings
| RA «Expert» | Investment Rating - 1B
High Potential - Moderate Risk | | Fitch Ratings: | BBB- | | Moody's: | Baa2 | | Standard & Poor's: | BBB- |
Biographies
Matvienko Valentina Ivanovna
Governor of St. Petersburg
Born in 1949 in Ukraine
1972 – graduated from the Leningrad Chemical-and-Pharmaceutical Institute
1972 – komsomol leader; worked her way from the head of a section of the Petrograd Rayon Komsomol Committee to First Secretary of the Leningrad Oblast Komsomol Committee
1985 – graduated from the Academy of Social Sciences under the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee
1984-1986 – First Secretary of the Krasnogvardeiski Rayon CPSU Committee
1986-1989 – Deputy Chairperson of the Leningrad Council of People’s Deputies
1989 – people’s deputy of the USSR; chairperson of the USSR Supreme Council committee for the issues of women and family, motherhood and childhood protection
1991 – completed the advanced training courses for leading diplomats under the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Foreign Ministry
1991-1994 – Ambassadress of the USSR and the Russian Federation to the Republic of Malta
1995-1997 – Director of the Department of the Foreign Ministry for relations with the subjects of the Federation, the Parliament, and public and political organizations
1995-1997 – member of the Board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1997-1998 - Russia’s Ambassadress to Greece
1998-2003 – Deputy Chairperson of the Government of the Russian Federation responsible for the social sphere
2003 – Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District
2003 – Governor of St. Petersburg
Map of the Region
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