Oblasts of Russia
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Category | Federated state |
Location | Russian Federation |
Number | 46 |
Populations | 156,996 (Magadan Oblast) – 7,095,120 (Moscow Oblast) |
Areas | 25,000 km2 (9,500 sq mi) (Oryol Oblast) – 768,000 km2 (296,500 sq mi) (Irkutsk Oblast) |
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The Russian Federation is divided into 83 subjects (subyekty), of which 46 are oblasts (Russian: Области; "provinces", sing. oblast). Here 7.Chita Oblast was made a Krai of Russia as it shares its border with China and Mongolia, and is no more an Oblast.
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