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"Regions of Russia" |  | | Type of Subject | Voronezhskaya Oblast | | Federal Okrug | Central Federal District | | Economic Region | Central Black Earth economic region |
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| ааа | | | | Flag |  | | Coat of Arms |  | | Administrative Center | Voronezh | | Largest Settlements | Borisoglebsk
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Liski | | Federal Okrug | Central | | Economic Region | Central Black Earth | | Language | Russian | | Governor/President | Vladimir Kulakov | | Area | | | - Total | 52 400 km² | | - % water | | | Population | | | - Total | 2 334 049 | | - Density | 44,5 per./km² | | GRP, mln. Rub. | 116,975.90 | | GRP, mln. USD | 4,551.6$ | | GRP per capita, Rub. | 49,908.8 | | GRP per capita, USD | 1,942.0$ | | Time Zone | GMT+3 | | Official web-page | http://admin.vrn.ru/ | | Associated web-pages | http://www.vrnoblduma.ru/ |
| | VORONEZH OBLAST
Geographic Position
The Voronezh Oblast is situated in the southern part of the central Russia. It borders Ukraine and Rostov Oblast in the South, Belgorod Oblast in the West, Kursk Oblast in the North-West, Lipetsk and Tambov Oblasts in the North, and Volgograd Oblast in the North-East.
History
1585 – the city of Voronezh is established
1725 – Voronezh Province is established
1928 – Tsentralno-Chernozyomnaya Oblast is established, which united the former Voronezh, Tambov, Kursk and Oryol provinces. Voronezh is the capital town.
1934 – Voronezh Oblast is established
Population
The urban population’s share amounts to 62.5 %.
More than 94% of the population are Russians, however, there are territories populated by Ukrainians. A major portion of the population in the south of the Oblast refers to themselves as the Don Cossacs. Despite the unfavorable birth and death rate figures, the total population in Voronezh Oblast stays stable and the male life expectancy is one of the best in Russia.
Climate
The climate is moderate continental with an annual air temperature ranging from +5.0°С in the North to +6.5°С in the South of the region. The precipitation level on the major part of the territory amounts to 450-550 mm. The annual maximum air temperature is +34...+36°С, while the minimum temperatures range between -27 and -31°С. An average frost-free period lasts for 230 days a year.
Economy
Voronezh Oblast is structurally an agrarian and industrial region. The main role in economy is played by machine-building, electricity production, chemical industry and food processing industries. These enjoy a share of 4/5 of the total volume of industrial product produced by the Oblast. Food processing as well as machine-building and metalworking are specialties of the region.
The Oblast’s industry specializes in the production of lathes, excavators, metal bridge structures, forge-and-press and ore-dressing equipment, electronics and commercial airplanes.
Resources
The mineral resource base in Voronezh Oblast is represented by reserves of non-metallic feeds, mainly by construction materials (sands, clay, chalkstone, granites, cement raw materials, sienna, limestone, and sandstone). The Oblast also has reserves of phosphorites and huge reserves of chalk stone.
Specific Features of the Region
Voronezh Oblast is the largest out of the 5 regions of the Tsenralno-Chernozyomnyi economic region
In 1696, under Peter the Great’s decree, the first Russian fleet was built |
World Bank Projects in the Region
Project Name (ID) | Date Approved | Status | Loan Amount | | Health Reform Implementation Project (ID P046497) | March 18, 2003 | Active | $30 mln | | Education Reform Project (ID P050474) | May 24, 2001 | Active | $50 mln | | Electricity Sector Reform Support Project (ID P050891) | June 5, 1997 | Active | $40 mln |
Economic and Social Development Indicators
| | in USD | | Population | 2 334 049,0 | | | Natality | -24222 | | | Unemployed, thousands people | 21,4 | | | Living Wage, Rub. | 2,485.0 | 96.7$ | | Average Monthly Salary, Rub. | 4,340.6 | 168.9$ | | Number of general education institutions | 1092 | | | Number of high education institutions | 18 | | | Number of students in general education institutions, thousands people | 244,9 | | | Number of students in high education institutions, thousands people | 115,9 | | | Quantity of doctors per 10,000 persons | 53 | | | GRP, mln. Rub. | 116,975.9 | 4,551.6$ | | GRP per capita, Rub. | 49,908.8 | 1,942.0$ | | Share of Industry in GRP, % | 25,3 | | | Share of Agriculture in GRP, % | 10,9 | | | Share of Trade in GRP, % | 15,4 | | | Retail Trade Turnover, mln. Rub. | 64,336.1 | 2,503.4$ | | Investment in Fixed Capital, mln. Rub. | 20876.8 | 812.3$ | | Consumer Price Index, % | 109,7 | | | Budget: | | | | - Incomes | 34,401,810,297.4 | 1,338,591,840.4$ | | - Costs | 34,992,156,086.0 | 1,361,562,493.6$ | | - Proficit/Deficit | -590,345,788.6 | -22,970,653.3$ | | State Obligations, Rub. | 1,000,000,000.0 | 38,910,505.8$ | | Credits from credit institutions, Rub. | 730,000,000.0 | 28,404,669.3$ | | 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 - 3B1
Low Potential - Moderate Risk | | Fitch Ratings: | N/a | | Moody's: | N/a | | Standard & Poor's: | N/a |
Biographies
Kulakov, Vladimir Grigoryevich
Head of Administration of Voronezh Oblast
Born on April 23, 1944 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
1966 – graduated from the Voronezh Politechnics (radio physics). Doctor of Science.
1969 – upon graduation of the Higher School of the KGB in Minsk started his career in the sate security service as an operative.
1983 – Head of the Voronezh KGB Directorate Counterintelligence Department
1987 –Work in the Central Apparatus of the KGB of the USSR.
1991 – Head of the Voronezh KGB (FSB) Directorate.
2000 – Head of the Administration of Voronezh Oblast
2004 – re-elected Head of the Administration of Voronezh Oblast
Klyuchnikov, Vladimir Ivanovich
Chairman of the Voronezh Oblast Duma
Born on April 16, 1949 in the settlement of Kuchugury, Nizhnedevitskiy Raion, Voronezh Oblast.
1971 – graduated from the Voronezh Forest Management Institute
1984 – graduated from the Rostov Communist Party Higher School. Doctor of Science, associated professor
1971-1972 – service in the Soviet Army.
1972 – Senior mechanic, Truck Pool No. 3 of Voronezh.
1972-1980 – Workshop manager, Technical Director, Passenger Transport Enterprise No. 3.
1980 – Instructor, Department for Transport and Communications of the Voronezh Oblast CPSU Committee
1982 – Deputy Director, Technical Director of the Tsentralno-Chernozyomny Territorial Transport Directorate
1986 – head of the following Voronezh Oblast CPSU Committee departments: Transport and Communications, Defense Industry, Social and Economic.
1991 – Technical Director, First Deputy General Director of the Regional Join-Stock Company of Motor Transport “Voronezhavtotrans”.
1998 – General Managing Director, Russian JSC “Voronezhavtotrans”.
2005 – Chairman of the Voronezh Oblast Duma
Map of the Region
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