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| Arkhangelsk Oblast (English) Архангельская область (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
.png) Coat of arms of Arkhangelsk Oblast |
 Flag of Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Anthem: Anthem of Arkhangelsk Oblast | |
| Administrative center | Arkhangelsk |
| Established | September 23, 1937 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region |
Oblast Northwestern Northern |
| Code | 29 |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
587,400 km² 8th |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
1,336,539 inhabitants 40th 2.3 inhab. / km² 74.8% 25.2% |
| Official language | Russian |
| Government | |
| Head of Administration | Ilya Mikhalchuk |
| Legislative body | Deputies' Assembly |
| Charter | Charter of Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Official website | |
| http://www.dvinaland.ru/ | |
Arkhangelsk Oblast (Russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, Arkhangelskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya islands, and also Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Cape Fligely (the northermost point of Russia, Europe and Eurasia) and Cape Zhelaniya (the easternmost point of Europe) administratively belong to Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Including Nenetsia, Arkhangelsk Oblast has the area of 587,400 km². Population (including Nenetsia): 1,336,539 (2002 Census);1 1,570,256 (1989 Census).2
Arkhangelsk, with a population of 356,051 (2002 Census), is the administrative center of the oblast. Historically, the chief centers were Kholmogory, Kargopol, and Solvychegodsk. One can find medieval wooden chapels and the Antoniev Siysky Monastery lost in impassable woods. The Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea are a World Heritage Site. Severodvinsk is a primary shipyard for the Russian Navy. Plesetsk Cosmodrome is one of three spaceports in Russia (the other two are Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan Oblast and Svobodny in Amur Oblast).
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Arkhangelsk Oblast, which includes Nenets Autonomous Okrug, borders Kirov Oblast, Vologda Oblast, the Republic of Karelia, the Komi Republic, and the White Sea. This region has a genetically distinct population of Polar bears associated with the Barents Sea area.3
Arkhangelsk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
According to the 2002 Census, ethnic Russians, at 1,258,938, made up 94% of the population. Other prominent ethnic groups in the region include Ukrainians at 27,841 (2%), Belorussians at 10,412 (.8%), and Nenets at 8,326 (.6%). The rest of the respondents identified with 114 ethnic groups, with each group making up less than .5% of the population. A small number of respondents (2,212) chose not to state their ethnicity.4
Vital Statistics for 2007: Source
Birth Rate: 11.77 per 1000 (Average for Russia is 11.30)
Death Rate: 14.67 per 1000
Net Immigration: -3.7 per 1000
NGR: -0.29% per Year
PGR: -0.66% per Year