Central Black Earth economic region
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Central Black Earth economic region (Russian: Центра́льно-Чернозёмный экономи́ческий райо́н; tr.: Tsentralno-Chernozyomny ekonomichesky rayon), sometimes called Central Chernozem or Central Chernozemic economic region, is one of twelve economic regions of Russia.
[edit] Composition
[edit] Socio-economic indicators
The black earth region is predominantly rural, and the chronic difficulties of Soviet, now Russian agriculture, are specially evident here. Income levels are well below the Russian average, and so too is GDP per capita. There are relatively few students in higher education. Fewer people are prepared to move to find a job elsewhere. People in the Central Black Earth are less likely than average to feel that life is bearable.
State employment is high and employment in the new private sector is only half the Russian average. The region suffers too from a rapid decline in population. [1]
