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Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject Federal subjects of Russia

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 of Russia Russia

Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country [i] that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia [i] ... 

 . The oblast has an area of 76,900 km, and a population of 3,524,028 . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened as Nizhny and also transliterated [i] ... 

. With a population of 1.3 million, Nizhny Novgorod is the largest city of the region and the 4th largest city of the Russian Federation, after Moscow Moscow

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, Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg

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, and Novosibirsk Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is Russia [i]'s third largest city, after Moscow [i] and Saint Petersburg [i], and the admi ... 

. The area is crossed by the Volga River Volga River

The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia [i], flows through the western part of the coun ... 

. Apart from Nizhny's metropolitan area, the biggest city is Arzamas Arzamas

Arzamas is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast [i], Russia [i], located on the Tesha River [i], 300 km ... 

. In the town of Sarov, there is the largest and holiest convent in Russia.

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Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject Federal subjects of Russia

Russia [i] is a federation [i] which consists of 88 subjects}}; English transliteration [i] ... 

 of Russia Russia

Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country [i] that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia [i] ... 

 . The oblast has an area of 76,900 km˛, and a population of 3,524,028 . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened as Nizhny and also transliterated [i] ... 

. With a population of 1.3 million, Nizhny Novgorod is the largest city of the region and the 4th largest city of the Russian Federation, after Moscow Moscow

Moscow is the capital [i] of Russia [i] and the country's principal political, economic, financial, edu ... 

, Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg listen is a city located in northwestern Russia [i] on t ... 

, and Novosibirsk Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is Russia [i]'s third largest city, after Moscow [i] and Saint Petersburg [i], and the admi ... 

.

The area is crossed by the Volga River Volga River

The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia [i], flows through the western part of the coun... 

. Apart from Nizhny's metropolitan area, the biggest city is Arzamas Arzamas

Arzamas is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast [i], Russia [i], located on the Tesha River [i], 300 km... 

. In the town of Sarov, there is the largest and holiest convent in Russia. Makaryev Monastery opposite the town of Lyskovo used to be location of the largest fair in Eastern Europe. Other historic towns include Gorodets and Balakhna, located on the Volga Volga River

The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia [i], flows through the western part of the coun... 

 to the north from Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened as Nizhny and also transliterated [i] ... 

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Geography

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast borders Kostroma Oblast Kostroma Oblast

Kostroma Oblast is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i].... 

 , Kirov Oblast Kirov Oblast

Kirov Oblast is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i]. ... 

 , Mari El Mari El

The Mari El Republic is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i]. ... 

 , Chuvashia Chuvashia

The Chuvash Republic, or Chuvashia is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i] ... 

 , Mordovia Mordovia

The Republic of Mordovia or Mordvinia is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i] ... 

 , Ryazan Oblast Ryazan Oblast

Ryazan Oblast is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i]. ... 

 , Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast

Vladimir Oblast is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i].... 

  and Ivanovo Oblast Ivanovo Oblast

Ivanovo Oblast is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i].
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Time zone


Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone . UTC Coordinated Universal Time


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 offset is +0300 /+0400 .

Natural resources

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is not rich in natural resources, which are, mostly, limited to commercial deposits of sand , clay Clay

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, gypsum Gypsum

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, peat Peat

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, mineral salt Salt

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, and timber Timber

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The sights

The unique architect Architect

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ural construction – the 128 m steel Steel

Steel is a metal [i] alloy [i] whose major component is iron [i], with carbon [i] content between 0.02% ... 

 lattice hyperboloid tower Shukhov tower on the Oka River

Shukhov Tower on the Oka River is the worlds only surviving hyperboloid [i] electricity pylon [i]... 

 built by the Great Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov Vladimir Shukhov

Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov, was a great Russia [i]n engineer renowned for his pioneering works on new... 

 in 1929 is located near the town of Dzerzhinsk on the left bank of the Oka River Oka River

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Administrative divisions


Economy

As Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is not rich in natural resources, the regional economy has been focused on developing its industrial and processing sectors, R&D and transport, which produce almost 80% the Gross Regional Product .

There are 722 industrial companies in the region, most of them engaged in the following sectors:

  • Machine-building and engineering
  • Chemical & petrochemical
  • Fuel & energy
  • Ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy
  • Construction materials
  • Glass
  • Wood and paper
  • Cloth-making
  • Food & food processing
  • Medical & pharmaceuticals
  • Printing & publishing.


These key industries are supplemented by other sectors of the economy such as agriculture, trade, services, communications and transport.

According to preliminary estimations, in 2002, the GRP of the Nizhny Novgorod region totaled US$ 5.6 billion, where the industrial and transportation companies produced US$ 4.5 billion. The regional companies demonstrated 6.6% growth in output, which is higher than the national growth in Russia for the last year. In 2002, high growth was registered in machine-building , fuel industry , ferrous metallurgy , wood & paper production , and printing & publishing . Foreign investment in the region totaled US$84.5 million with 95% of them invested into industrial enterprises. In 2003, the regional government forecast minimum 3.8% growth of industrial output.