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Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District (; tr.: Privolzhsky federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts
Federal districts of Russia

The federal districts are a level of administration for the convenience of the federal government of the Russian Federation. They are not the constituent units 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....
. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia
European Russia

European Russia refers to the western areas of Russia that lie within Europe, comprising roughly 3,960,000 km?, and spanning across 40% of Europe....
. Its population was 31,154,744 in the 2002 census, living on an area of 1,038,000 km˛ (400,774 mi˛). Grigory Rapota
Grigory Rapota

Grigory Alekseevich Rapota is a Russian politian and current special representative of the Russian president in the Volga Federal District . Before that he was the special representative of the Russian president in the Southern Federal District ....
 was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on May 12, 2008.

Subdivisions with republics that enjoy a high degree of autonomy on most issues and correspond to some of Russia's ethnic minorities are marked with an asterisk
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Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District (; tr.: Privolzhsky federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts
Federal districts of Russia

The federal districts are a level of administration for the convenience of the federal government of the Russian Federation. They are not the constituent units 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....
. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia
European Russia

European Russia refers to the western areas of Russia that lie within Europe, comprising roughly 3,960,000 km?, and spanning across 40% of Europe....
. Its population was 31,154,744 in the 2002 census, living on an area of 1,038,000 km˛ (400,774 mi˛). Grigory Rapota
Grigory Rapota

Grigory Alekseevich Rapota is a Russian politian and current special representative of the Russian president in the Volga Federal District . Before that he was the special representative of the Russian president in the Southern Federal District ....
 was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on May 12, 2008.

Subdivisions with republics that enjoy a high degree of autonomy on most issues and correspond to some of Russia's ethnic minorities are marked with an asterisk
Asterisk

An 'asterisk' is a typographical symbol or glyph. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often pronounce it as star ....
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#Bashkortostan
Bashkortostan

The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkiria is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains....
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#Chuvashia
Chuvashia

Chuvash Republic ? Chuvashia , or Chuvashia is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located in central Russia. It is the homeland of Chuvash people....
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#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....

#Mari El
Mari El

Mari El Republic is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . The direct romanization of Russian of the republic's Russian and Mari names are Respublika Mariy El and Marii El Respublik, respectively....
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#Mordovia
Mordovia

Republic of Mordovia or Mordvinia is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . The direct romanization of Russian of the republic's name is Respublika Mordoviya....
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#Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. With a population of 1.3 million, Nizhny Novgorod is the largest city of the oblast and the fourth largest city of the Russian Federation, after Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Novosibirsk....

#Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast

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

#Penza Oblast
Penza Oblast

Penza Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is located in the Volga Federal District. The administrative center is Penza.Area: 43,200 km?; population: 1,452,941 ....

#Perm Krai
Perm Krai

Perm Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Okrug....

#Samara Oblast
Samara Oblast

Samara Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is located in the Volga Federal District. The administrative center is the city of Samara, Russia....

#Saratov Oblast
Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Saratov....

#Tatarstan
Tatarstan

Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subjects of Russia of the Russian Federation . Its size is 68,000 km? with a population of 3,800,000. Its capital is Kazan....
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#Udmurtia
Udmurtia

Udmurt Republic or Udmurtia is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . The direct romanization of Russian of the Republic's Russian name is Udmurtskaya Respublika or Udmurtiya; Udmurt name: Udmurt Respublika....
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#Ulyanovsk Oblast
Ulyanovsk Oblast

Ulyanovsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is Ulyanovsk, named for Vladimir Illyich Lenin's family name Ulyanov....


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Presidential plenipotentiary envoys


  • Sergei Kiriyenko
    Sergei Kiriyenko

    Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko is a Russian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Russia from March 23 to August 23 1998 under President Boris Yeltsin....
     (May 182000, – November 142005)
  • Alexandr Konovalov
    Alexandr Konovalov

    Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov is a Russian lawyer and politician.From 1992?2005 he served in Saint Petersburg Prosecutor's Office. From February?November 2005 he was the Chief Prosecutor of Bashkortostan....
     (November 142005-12 May 2008)
  • Grigory Rapota
    Grigory Rapota

    Grigory Alekseevich Rapota is a Russian politian and current special representative of the Russian president in the Volga Federal District . Before that he was the special representative of the Russian president in the Southern Federal District ....
     (12 May 2008 - )


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