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Kamchatskiy Kray
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"Regions of Russia" |  | | Type of Subject | Kamchatskiy Kray | | Federal Okrug | Far Eastern Federal District | | Economic Region | Far Eastern economic region |
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| ааа | | | | Flag |  | | Coat of Arms |  | | Administrative Center | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy | | Largest Settlements | Elizovo
Viluchinsk
Minkovo | | Federal Okrug | Far Eastern | | Economic Region | Far Eastern | | Language | Russian | | Governor/President | Alexey Kuzmitskiy | | Area | | | - Total | 472 300 km² | | - % water | | | Population | | | - Total | 358 801 | | - Density | 0,7 per./km² | | GRP, mln. Rub. | 33,217.20 | | GRP, mln. USD | 1,292.5$ | | GRP per capita, Rub. | 93,984.9 | | GRP per capita, USD | 3,657.0$ | | Time Zone | GMT+12 | | Official web-page | http://www.ako.kamchatka.ru | | Associated web-pages | http://41r.org/
http://www.sovet.kamchatka.ru/ |
| | KAMCHATSKIY KRAY
Geographic Situation
Kamchatskiy Kray is situated in the Southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula. In the North it borders on Magadan Oblast and the Chukotski Autonomous District.
In the West the kray’s territory is washed by the cold Sea of Okhotsk, and in the East – by the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
History
1932 – Kamchatka Oblast established within the Khabarovsk Territory
1956 – detached into an independent oblast of the RSFSR
2007 (July 1st) - was established in result of merging of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakskiy Autonomus District
Population
The majority of the population is Russian (86%). Besides them, the territory of Kamchatskiy Kray is populated by Koryaks, Evenks, Aleuts and Chukchis.
Kamchatskiy Kray is a highly urbanized one, with the share of the urban population constituting 79.2%.
Death-rate exceeds birth-rate. The negative natural growth and out-migration lead to an intensive decrease in the total number of the population in Kamchatka.
Climate
The coastal area and the South of the peninsula are characterized by the maritime climate, while in its central and Northern parts the climate is continental. Snow falls at the end of September in the North and at the end of October in the South. Summer is relatively cool in the coastal area and rather hot in the central part. The average temperature in January is -13° C, and the average temperature in July is +12° C. The annual precipitation is 1,000 mm.
Economics
The leading sectors accounting for most of the GRP are industry, construction, trade and public catering, transport and communication, and agriculture.
The basic sector in the industry and the economics at large is the fish industry, which accounts for approximately 60% of the regional industrial output.
The region is the seat of major military bases including those for submarines, as well as air bases and radar stations.
Resources
The minerals include gold, coal, mica and natural gas.
Peculiarities of the Region
The majority of the population lives in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative center of the oblast.
The peninsula lies in the zone of intensive volcanic activity with approximately 300 large and medium-size volcanoes situated in its territory; 29 of them are active. The highest volcano in Eurasia, Kluchevskaya Sopka, is situated there.
Kamchatskiy Kray accounts for 13.6% of the output of fish foodstuffs, and 17.4% of the fish and seafood catch of the Russian Federation. |
World Bank Projects in the Region
Project Name (ID) | Date Approved | Status | Loan Amount | | Hydromet Modernization Project (ID P082239) | March 17, 2005 | Active | $80 mln | | Electricity Sector Reform Support Project (ID P050891) | June 5, 1997 | Active | $40 mln |
Economic and Social Development Indicators
| | in USD | | Population | 352 148,0 | | | Natality | -537 | | | Unemployed, thousands people | 8,5 | | | Living Wage, Rub. | 6,112.0 | 237.8$ | | Average Monthly Salary, Rub. | 12,297.7 | 478.5$ | | Number of general education institutions | 130 | | | Number of high education institutions | 3 | | | Number of students in general education institutions, thousands people | 39,9 | | | Number of students in high education institutions, thousands people | 17,5 | | | Quantity of doctors per 10,000 persons | 52,1 | | | GRP, mln. Rub. | 33,217.2 | 1,292.5$ | | GRP per capita, Rub. | 93,984.9 | 3,657.0$ | | Share of Industry in GRP, % | 41,2 | | | Share of Agriculture in GRP, % | 5,6 | | | Share of Trade in GRP, % | 11,5 | | | Retail Trade Turnover, mln. Rub. | 12,327.4 | 479.7$ | | Investment in Fixed Capital, mln. Rub. | 3865.8 | 150.4$ | | Consumer Price Index, % | 121,5 | | | Budget: | | | | - Incomes | 16,477,174,049.8 | 641,135,177.0$ | | - Costs | 17,850,859,354.3 | 694,585,967.1$ | | - Proficit/Deficit | -1,373,685,304.5 | -53,450,790.1$ | | State Obligations, Rub. | 0.0 | 0.0$ | | Credits from credit institutions, Rub. | 2,898,970,000.0 | 112,800,389.1$ | | 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 - 3C2
Insignificant Potential - Moderate Risk | | Fitch Ratings: | N/a | | Moody's: | N/a | | Standard & Poor's: | N/a |
Biographies
Kuzmitskiy Alexey Alexeevich
Governor of Kamchatskiy Kray
Born on August 5, 1967 in Belovo, Kemerovskaya Oblast
1992 - graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Electrotechnology named after V.I. Ulianov
1992-1995 - engineer-supplier in Association «PDP»
1995-2001 - Deputy Director in private company "Eva"; Deputy Director in joint-stock company "Pskovskiy elektromashinostroitelnyi zavod"
1999 - graduated from the Saint Petersburg State Engineering and Economy Academy
2002-2004 - Head of Finance Department in FGUP "Natsrybresurs" in Moscow; Head of Commercial Department in Western Interregional Public Organization "Russian Federation of Cosmonautics" in Saint Petersburg
2004-2005 - Deputy Director in "Regional Emergency Service"; Adviser to CEO in "Russian Institute of Radio Navigation and Time", Saint Petersburg
2005- May 2007 - Deputy Governor of Kamchatka Oblast
2007 - Governor of Kamchatskiy Kray
Map of the Region
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