Economic regions of Russia

Russia is divided into twelve economic regions (Russian: экономи́ческие райо́ны, romanized: ekonomicheskiye rayony) — groups of federal subjects sharing the following characteristics:

Common economic and social goals and participation in development programs;
Relatively similar economic conditions and potential;
Similar climatic, ecological, and geological conditions;
Similar methods of technical inspection of new construction;
Similar methods of conducting customs oversight;
Overall similar living conditions of the population.

No federal subject can belong to more than one economic region.

Economic regions are also grouped into economic zones (also called "macrozones"). An economic region or its parts can belong to more than one economic zone.

Establishment and abolition of economic regions and economic zones or any changes in their composition are decided upon by the federal government of Russia.

This division into economic regions is different from the division into federal districts. The former are solely for economic and statistical purposes, and the latter exist solely to uphold the federal laws on the territory of the country.

Table

Economic region	Population (2020) ^{[citation needed]}	Area (km2) ^{[citation needed]}
Central	32,310,000	482,300
Central Black Earth	7,123,000	167,900
East Siberian	6,119,000	3,371,800
Far Eastern	6,122,000	6,952,600
Kaliningrad	1,013,000	15,100
North Caucasus	22,629,000	381,600
Northern	4,473,000	1,476,600
Northwestern	8,497,000	195,200
Ural	18,699,000	823,300
Volga	15,807,000	539,800
Volga-Vyatka	7,153,000	264,800
West Siberian	14,756,000	2,454,000

List and composition of the economic regions

The following is the list and composition^[1] of the economic regions, sorted by population.

Central Black Earth (Центрально-Чернозёмный, Tsentralno-Chernozyomny)

Central (Центральный, Tsentralny)

East Siberian (Восточно-Сибирский, Vostochno-Sibirsky)

Far Eastern (Дальневосточный, Dalnevostochny)

Kaliningrad (Калининградский, Kaliningradsky)

Kaliningrad Oblast

North Caucasus (Северо-Кавказский, Severo-Kavkazsky)

Northern (Северный, Severny)

Northwestern (Северо-Западный, Severo-Zapadny)

Ural (Уральский, Uralsky)

Volga (Поволжский, Povolzhsky), the traditional name of the region, meaning "the area by the Volga River"

Volga-Vyatka (Волго-Вятский, Volgo-Vyatsky)

West Siberian (Западно-Сибирский, Zapadno-Sibirsky)

References

^ Russian Classification of Economic Regions (OK 024-95) as amended by #5-2001

[OKER-1] Russian Classification of Economic Regions (OK 024-95) as amended by #5-2001

[1]

v t e Economy of Russia
History	Droughts and famines Industrialization in the Russian Empire Economy of the Russian Empire after the abolition of serfdom Soviet Union Privatization Financial crises 1998 2014–2017 2022 Monetary reforms in Russia (1991 1993 1998 2022) National Priority Projects Stabilization Fund Great Recession in Russia Medvedev modernisation programme Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war
Natural resources	Agriculture Energy Coal Electricity Geothermal power Natural gas Nuclear power Oil reserves Renewable energy Fishery Timber Hunting Mining
Industry	Engineering Aircraft Automotive Defence Rolling stock manufacturers Shipbuilding Space industry Tractor, timber and agricultural machinery Food industry Petroleum industry Pharmaceutical industry Chemical industry Metallurgy Pipe Industry Science and technology
Infrastructure	Telecommunications Transport Rail Vehicle registration plates
Services	Gambling Grocery retailing Information technology Music industry Tourism
Finance	Russian ruble (Digital ruble) Account Chamber Banking (Banks Central Bank of Russia SWIFT ban against Russian banks) Federal budget Federal Treasury Moscow Exchange National Card Payment System Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund Pension and Social Insurance Fund Social Insurance Fund Stock market Taxation Excise stamps Billionaires
Regional economies	Natural resources of Primorsky Krai Federal districts by GDP Federal subjects by GRP Federal subjects by GDP per capita Federal subjects by HDI Federal subjects by poverty Federal subjects by unemployment rate
Economic regions	Central Ural North Caucasus Volga West Siberian East Siberian Volga-Vyatka Northwestern Central Black Earth Far Eastern Northern Kaliningrad
Other	Companies Exports (grain) Trade unions Russian oligarch Homelessness Income Social entrepreneurship Social security system Exclusive economic zone Shadow economy Types of business entity
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Table

List and composition of the economic regions

See also

References