Murmansk Oblast
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| Murmansk Oblast (English) Мурманская область (Russian) |
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.svg/200px-Map_of_Russia_-_Murmansk_Oblast_(2008-03).svg.png) Location of Murmansk Oblast in Russia |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
.png/90px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Murmansk_oblast_(2004).png) Coat of arms of Murmansk Oblast |
 Flag of Murmansk Oblast |
| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Murmansk |
| Established | May 28, 1938 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region |
Oblast Northwestern Northern |
| Code | 51 |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
144,900 km² 26th |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
892,534 inhabitants 61st 6.2 inhab. / km² 92.2% 7.8% |
| Official language | Russian |
| Government | |
| Governor | Yury Yevdokimov |
| Legislative body | Oblast Duma |
| Charter | Charter of Murmansk Oblast |
| Official website | |
| http://www.gov-murman.ru/ | |
Murmansk Oblast (Russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, Murmanskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the north-western part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk.
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[edit] Geography
Geographically it is located mainly on the Kola Peninsula, and it is a part of the larger Lapland region that spans over four countries. Murmansk Oblast borders Karelia, Finnmark County in Norway and Lapland Province in Finland. Norrbotten County in Sweden is also located nearby.
[edit] Time zone
Murmansk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
[edit] Administrative divisions
[edit] Demographics
According to the (2002 Census), the ethnic composition of the oblast was as follows:
- Russians: 85.2%
- Ukrainians: 6.4%
- Belarusians: 2.3%
- Tatars: 0.9%
- Azeris: 0.5%
- Chuvash: 0.3%
- Mordvins: 0.3%
- Karelians: 0.3*%
- Komi: 0.2%
- Moldavians: 0.2%
- Armenians: 0.2%
- Saami: 0.2%
- other groups, none of which accounts for more than 0.2% of the population
- did not state ethnicity: 1.2%
[edit] Vital statistics in 2007
- Birth rate: 10.18 per 1000 (average for Russia is 11.30)
- Death rate: 11.68 per 1000
- Net migration: -5.6 per 1000
- NGR: -0.15% per annum
- PGR: -0.71% per annum
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[edit] External links
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