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Arkhangelsk Oblast (Arkhangelskaya oblast) is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (an oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
). It includes Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land

Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is an archipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast....
 and Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya

Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait, and a number of smaller ones. The two main islands are Severny Island and Yuzhny Island ....
 islands, and also Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Nenets Autonomous Okrug , or Nenetsia, is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia .It has an area of 176,700 km? and population of 41,546 as of the Russian Census , 18,611 of whom live in Naryan-Mar, the administrative center....
. Cape Fligely (the northermost point of Russia, Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 and Eurasia
Eurasia

Eurasia is a large landmass covering about 53,990,000 km? or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface . Often considered a single continent, Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia, concepts which date back to classical antiquity and the borders for which are somewhat arbitrary....
) and Cape Zhelaniya
Cape Zhelaniya

Cape Zhelaniya , located at , near the Extreme points of Europe of Europe. It lies at the northern end of Severny Island, in Novaya Zemlya, Russia....
 (the easternmost point of Europe) administratively belong to Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Including Nenetsia, Arkhangelsk Oblast has the area of 587,400 kmē. Population (including Nenetsia):

Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk , formerly called Archangel in English language, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia....
, with a population of 356,051 (2002 Census), is the administrative center of the oblast.






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Arkhangelsk Oblast (Arkhangelskaya oblast) is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (an oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
). It includes Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land

Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is an archipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast....
 and Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya

Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait, and a number of smaller ones. The two main islands are Severny Island and Yuzhny Island ....
 islands, and also Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Nenets Autonomous Okrug , or Nenetsia, is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia .It has an area of 176,700 km? and population of 41,546 as of the Russian Census , 18,611 of whom live in Naryan-Mar, the administrative center....
. Cape Fligely (the northermost point of Russia, Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 and Eurasia
Eurasia

Eurasia is a large landmass covering about 53,990,000 km? or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface . Often considered a single continent, Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia, concepts which date back to classical antiquity and the borders for which are somewhat arbitrary....
) and Cape Zhelaniya
Cape Zhelaniya

Cape Zhelaniya , located at , near the Extreme points of Europe of Europe. It lies at the northern end of Severny Island, in Novaya Zemlya, Russia....
 (the easternmost point of Europe) administratively belong to Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Including Nenetsia, Arkhangelsk Oblast has the area of 587,400 kmē. Population (including Nenetsia):

Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk , formerly called Archangel in English language, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia....
, with a population of 356,051 (2002 Census), is the administrative center of the oblast. Historically, the chief centers were Kholmogory
Kholmogory

Kholmogory is a historic types of inhabited localities in Russia and the administrative center of Kholmogorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia....
, Kargopol
Kargopol

Kargopol is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in and the administrative center of Kargopolsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia....
, and Solvychegodsk
Solvychegodsk

Solvychegodsk is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River some northeast of Kotlas....
. One can find medieval wooden chapels and the Antoniev Siysky Monastery lost in impassable woods. The Solovetsky Islands
Solovetsky Islands

The Solovetsky Islands are located in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, Russia. The islands are Arkhangelsk Oblast as Solovetsky District and are served by the Solovki Airport....
 in the White Sea
White Sea

The White Sea is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast....
 are a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
. Severodvinsk
Severodvinsk

Severodvinsk is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the River delta of the Northern Dvina, west of Arkhangelsk....
 is a primary shipyard
Shipyard

File:Shipyard in klaksvik, faroe islands.jpgFile:Grave vistrap inlaat scheepswerf.jpgFile:Schichau Seebeck halle hg.jpgFile:DSCF6406.jpgFile:Kobe Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co02ds3200.jpg...
 for the Russian Navy
Russian Navy

The Russian Navy or VMF is the Navy of the Russian Armed Forces. The international designation of Russian naval vessels is "RFS" - "Russian Federation Ship"....
. Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk.It was originally developed by the Soviet Union as a launch site for intercontinental ballistic missiles....
 is one of three spaceport
Spaceport

A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching spacecraft, by analogy with seaport for ships or airport for aircraft. In rocketry, major spaceports often include more than one launch complex, each of which may have more than one launch pad....
s in Russia (the other two are Kapustin Yar
Kapustin Yar

Kapustin Yar is a Russian rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast, between Volgograd and Astrakhan. Known today as Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast , it was established 13 May 1946 and in the beginning used technology, material, and scientific support from the defeated Nazi Germany....
 in Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast

Astrakhan Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan....
 and Svobodny
Svobodny (launch site)

Svobodny is a Russian rocket launch site used since 1996 and located in the Amur Oblast. Originally constructed as a launch site for ICBM, it was planned as a replacement for Baikonur Cosmodrome, which became a foreign territory after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but the development was not finished because of financial difficulties....
  in Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast

Amur Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , situated about 8,000 km east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur River and Zeya Rivers....
).

Geography and ecology

Arkhangelskaia Oblast Plesetskiy Raion
Arkhangelsk Oblast, which includes Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Nenets Autonomous Okrug , or Nenetsia, is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia .It has an area of 176,700 km? and population of 41,546 as of the Russian Census , 18,611 of whom live in Naryan-Mar, the administrative center....
, borders Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast

Kirov Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia of Kirov, Kirov Oblast....
, Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast

Vologda Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Area: 145,700 km?; population: 1,269,568 . Its largest city is Cherepovets, but the administrative center is Vologda....
, the Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia

The Republic of Karelia is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia ....
, the Komi Republic
Komi Republic

The Komi Republic is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia ....
, and the White Sea
White Sea

The White Sea is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast....
. This region has a genetically distinct population of Polar bear
Polar Bear

The polar bear is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas. The world's largest carnivore found on land, and shares the title of largest land predator with the Kodiak Bear, an adult male weighs around , while an adult female is about half that size....
s associated with the Barents Sea
Barents Sea

The Barents Sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean located north of Norway and Russia. It is a rather deep Continental shelf sea , bordered by the shelf edge towards the Norwegian Sea in the west, the island of Svalbard in the northwest, and the islands of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya in the northeast and east....
 area.

Time zone


Arkhangelsk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone
Moscow Time

Moscow Time is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second westernmost of the 11 Time in Russia....
 (MSK/MSD). UTC
Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation....
 offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Government


Administrative divisions


Demographics

According to the 2002 Census, ethnic Russians, at 1,258,938, made up 94% of the population. Other prominent ethnic groups in the region include Ukrainians at 27,841 (2%), Belorussians at 10,412 (.8%), and Nenets at 8,326 (.6%). The rest of the respondents identified with 114 ethnic groups, with each group making up less than .5% of the population. A small number of respondents (2,212) chose not to state their ethnicity.

  • Population: 1,336,539
    • Urban: 999,591 (74.8%)
    • Rural: 336,948 (25.2%)
    • Male: 630,011 (47.1%)
    • Female: 706,528 (52.9%)
  • Females per 1000 males: 1,121
  • Average age: 36.5 years
    • Urban: 35.4 years
    • Rural: 39.3 years
    • Male: 33.3 years
    • Female: 39.3 years
  • Number of households: 509,035 (with 1,302,734 people)
    • Urban: 379,212 (with 975,832 people)
    • Rural: 129,823 (with 326,902 people)


Vital Statistics for 2007: Source
Total fertility rates by federal subjects of Russia

TFR by Federal SubjectsThis is a list of values of total fertility rates by federal subjects of Russia of RussiaThe historical variation in TFR in RF is given in the table below....


Birth Rate: 11.77 per 1000 (Average for Russia is 11.30)

Death Rate: 14.67 per 1000

Net Immigration: -3.7 per 1000

NGR: -0.29% per Year

PGR: -0.66% per Year

  • Births (2008): 15,404
  • Deaths (2008): 18,653


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