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Perm Krai is a federal subject

Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation that 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 . However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy they enjoy...

of Russia

Russia

Russia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

(a krai

Krai

Krai or kray is a term used to refer to nine of Russia's 83 federal subjects. The term is often translated as territory, province, country or region....

) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum

Referendum

A referendum , ballot question, or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal...

on the merger of Perm Oblast

Perm Oblast

Until December 1, 2005, Perm Oblast was a federal subject of Russia in Privolzhsky Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug to form Perm Krai.The oblast was named after its administrative center,...

and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug

Komi-Permyak Okrug

Komi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia until December 1, 2005. It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug at that time.-History:Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February 26, 1925...

. The city of Perm

Perm

Perm is a city and administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It is situated on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains....

became the administrative center of the new federal subject.

Komi-Permyak Okrug retained its autonomous status within Perm Krai during the transitional period of 2006–2008. It also retained a budget separate from that of the krai, keeping all federal transfers. Starting in 2009, Komi-Permyak Okrug's budget is subject to the budgeting law of Perm Krai. The transitional period was implemented in part because Komi-Permyak Okrug relies heavily on federal subsidies, and an abrupt cut would have been detrimental to its economy.

Geography

Perm Region is located in the east of the East European Plain

East European Plain

The East European Plain is a plain comprising a series of river basins in Eastern Europe. Together with the Northern European Plain it constitutes the European Plain. It is the largest mountain-free part of the European landscape....

and the western slope of the Middle Ural Mountains

Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains are a mountain range that runs roughly north-south through western Russia. They are usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia....

. 99.8% of the edges are located in Europe, 0.2% - in Asia.

Length from north to south - 645 km;
length from west to east - 417.5 km.

Rivers

Rivers of Perm Krai belong to the Kama River Basin, the largest tributary of Volga River

Volga River

The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through western Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including its capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage basin...

. There is more than 29 thousand rivers in Perm Krai. Total length of all rivers is more than 90,000 kilometers (~55862 mi).

Only two rivers in Perm Krai have length exceeding 500 km. It is Kama River

Kama River

Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....

(1805 km (1120 mi)) and Chusovaya River (592 km (367 mi)).

There are about 40 rivers with length from 100 km (62 mi) to 500 km (310 mi). The longest of them are:

Sylva River
Sylva River
Sylva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva River flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Principal tributaries: Iren, Barda, Shakva...

— 493 km (306 mi)
Kolva River — 460 km (285 mi)
Vishera River — 415 km (258 mi)
Yayva River
Yayva River
Yayva River is a river in Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Yayva River flows into Kama Reservoir....

— 403 km (250 mi)
Kosva River
Kosva River
Kosva is a river in Perm Krai and Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kama River, and is 283 km long, with a drainage basin of 6300 km²....

— 283 km (176 mi)
Kosa River
Kosa River
Kosa River is a river in Perm Krai in Russia, an arm of the Kama River. The length of the river is 267 km, the area of its basin is 10,300 km². The Kosa River freezes up in late October - November and stays icebound until April - early May....

— 267 km (165 mi)
Veslyana River — 266 km (165 mi)
Inva River — 257 km (159 mi)
Obva River — 247 km (153 mi)

Time zone

Perm Krai is located in the Yekaterinburg Time Zone

Yekaterinburg Time

Yekaterinburg Time is the time zone 5 hours ahead of UTC and 2 hours ahead of Moscow Time . Yekaterinburg Summer Time is UTC+6, but remains constant as regards Moscow Time...

(YEKT/YEKST). 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 +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).

Demographics

Vital Statistics for 2007: Source

Birth Rate: 12.05 per 1000
Death Rate: 15.70 per 1000
Net Immigration: -1.0 per 1000
NGR: -0.37% per Year
PGR: -0.48% per Year

Death rate in some of the remote and rural areas in Perm Krai are very high, never seen before during times other than major wars or natural calamities. Just five districts out of a total of 47 are having a surplus of births over death in Perm Krai. (It should be noted that the birth rate in Perm Krai is much higher compared to other European regions. For example, the birth rate for Germany was 8.3 per 1000 in 2007. Perm as a whole is having 50% higher birth rate, and even the district with the lowest birth rate is having 20% higher BR compared to Germany). In 2008, the birth rate in Pern Krai was 8% higher than that of 2007. Close to 35.5 thousand births were recorded with the heaviest increases in City of Perm (+11%) and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (+18%). Among the districts, Kudymkar City recorded a 46% rise in birth rates for 2008 compared to 2007, while Usolsky recorded a 31% rise and Kyshertsky recorded a 29% rise. In 13 of the districts, there were more births than deaths among them Ordynsky, Karagaysky, Kudimkar, Chernushynsky, Chaykovsky & Permsky.

Demographics for 2007http://dmr.perm.ru/?/katalog.dirx2x79x143.205*xls