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	Topics Pskov Oblast Topic Home Pskov Oblast (, Pskovskaya oblast) is a federal subjectFederal subjects of Russia Russia is a federation which consists of 88 subjects}}; English transliteration: subyekty, sing.... of RussiaRussia Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia.... (an oblastOblast Oblast refers to a subnational entity in some countries.... ). Its administrative center is the city of PskovPskov Overview Pskov is an ancient city, located in the north-west of Russia about 20 km east from the Estonian border, on the river V... . The oblast borders the European UnionEuropean Union The European Union is an intergovernmental and supranational union of 25 democratic member states.... countries of EstoniaEstonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia , is a country in Northern Europe.... and LatviaLatvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in Eastern Europe.... , as well as BelarusBelarus Belarus is a landlocked nation-state in Eastern Europe, which borders Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.... . It is the westernmost federal subject of mainland Russia (i.e. excluding the exclave of Kaliningrad OblastKaliningrad Oblast Summary Kaliningrad Oblast , informally called Yantarny kray is a federal subject of Russia on the Baltic coast, with no land ... ). Its major cities are the administrative center Pskov (pop. 202,000) and Velikiye LukiVelikiye Luki Velikiye Luki, also transliterated as Velikie Luki, is a city on the meandering Lovat River in Russia, in Pskov Oblast... (pop. 104,000). Area: 55,300 km². Population: 760,810\|2002 Census]]), down from 846,449 recorded in the 1989 CensusSoviet Census (1989) The 1989 Soviet Census was the final and most comprehensive census taken within the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ... . The Governor is Mikhail Varfolomeyevich Kuznetsov. Geography Time zone Pskov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time ZoneMoscow Time Overview Moscow Time is observed in Russias second Time Zone in which Moscow is situated.... (MSK/MSD). UTCCoordinated Universal Time Coordinated Universal Time is a high-precision atomic time standard.... offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Administrative divisions Demographics For the first half of 2007, the birth rate was 9.1 per 1000 According to the 2002 CensusRussian Census (2002) Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002.... the 'national composition' was • 94.25% RussianRussians Russians are an East Slavic ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... • 1.64% UkrainianUkrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine. ... • 1.27% BelarusiansBelarusians Belarusians or Belarusans are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus and fo... • 0.42% RomaRoma people The Roma People , sometimes "Romany Folk" in the British Isles, often referred to as Gypsies , are a heterogeneous eth... • 0.30% ArmenianArmenians The Armenians are a nation and an ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and eastern Anatolia.... • 0.20% TatarTatars Overview Tatars , often misspelled Tartar, is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Cen... • 0.17% AzeriAzeris in Russia Aside from a large Azeri community that is native to Russia's Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recen... • 0.15% EstonianEstonians Estonians are an ethnic group primarily associated with Estonia and the Finnic Estonian language. ... • 0.11% MoldovanMoldovans Moldovans, or Moldavians are the native population in, depending on one's interpretation, all or part of the lands tha... • 0.09% LatvianLatvians Latvians or Letts, the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia, occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of L... • 0.09% GermanEthnic German Ethnic Germans—usually simply called Germans are those who are considered, by themselves or others, to be ethnically G... • 0.09% ChuvashFacts About Chuvash Chuvash can mean:Chuvash people... • 0.08% Jewish • 0.08% PolishPoles The Poles* are a western Slavic people inhabiting the country of Poland and a number of other states in the world, where they... • 0.07% Chechen • 0.05% Finnish • 0.05% LithuanianLithuanians Lithuanians are the Baltic ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number a little over 3 million .... • 0.04% GeorgianGeorgians The Georgians are a nation or an ethnic group, originating in the Caucasus.... • and 0.04% Mordvin • with many other groups of less than three hundred persons each. • An additional 0.34% of residents declined to state their nationality or ethnocultural identity on the census questionnaire. Vital Statistics for 2007: SourceTotal 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... Birth Rate: 9.52 per 1000 Death Rate: 20.92 per 1000 Net Immigration: -0.2 per 1000 NGR: -1.14% per Year PGR: -1.16% per Year (Pskov had the highest Death Rate in 2007 out of all the 85 federal subjects of Russia