FIGURE 25.1. The South federal district of Russia and the ... · FIGURE 25.1. The South federal...
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Tskhinval
CherkesskMaykop
KAZAKHSTANUKRAINE
GEORGIA
TURKEY
IRAN
ARMENIA
Tbilisi
BakuYerevanGanja
Stepanakert
Novorossiysk
Sochi
Sokhumi
Batumi
Kutaisi
MakhachkalaGroznyNazran
Vladikavkaz
Nalchik
Stavropol
Elista
Krasnodar
Mineralnyye Vody
Volgograd
AstrakhanRostov-on-Don
Don R.
Tsimlyanskiy Res.
Volga R.
Volga Delt
a
Don R.
Sea of Azov
B l a c k S e a
C a s p i a n S e aRUSSIA
AZERBAIJAN
KALMYKIA
Astrakhansky Zapovednik
DAGESTAN
Apsheron Peninsula
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Teberdinsky Zapovednik
Kavkazsky Zapovednik
Sevan Lake
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1 - Adygeya2 - Karachaero - Cherkessiya3 - Kabardim - Balkaria4 - North Ossetiya5 - Ingush Republic6 - Chechen Republic7 - Abkhazia8 - South Ossetiya9 - Nagorny Karabakh
FIGURE 25.1. The South federal district of Russia and the independent FSU republics of the Caucasus. Map: J. Torguson.
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TABLE 25.1. The Caucasus: Subjects of Federation of Russia’s South Federal District, plus Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
Subject or nationAdministrative center
Population (2006)
(thousands)
% ethnic
Russian
GRP/capita (rubles
in 2006)Top products and areas of economic specialization (% of Russia’s total production for some)
Volgograd Oblast Volgograd 2,636 89 94,812 Tractors (26%), gas ranges and steel pipes (18%), fibers, oil refining
Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan 994 70 85,172 Vegetables, watermelons, rice, sturgeon (caviar), oil, gas
Kalmykiya Republic Elista 289 34 42,728 Sheep and cattle ranching
Rostov Oblast Rostov-on-Don 4,304 89 78,328 Electric locomotives (100%), anthracite (76%), combines (75%), vegetable oil
Krasnodarsky Kray Krasnodar 5,097 87 91,369 Cement, shipping, tourism, sugar (34%), wine (26%), vegetable oil (22%)
Stavropolsky Kray Stavropol 2,710 82 66,058 Plows (28%), brandy (19%), mineral water (12%), wine (10%), plastics
Adygeya Republic Maykop 443 65 47,373 Food industry, wheat, sunflower, orchard crops
Karachaevo-Cherkesskaya Republic Cherkessk 432 34 52,715 Tourism, food industry, mineral water (11%), paints (2%), sheep ranching
Kabardino-Balkarskaya Republic Nalchik 894 25 46,813 Tourism, diamond-cutting equipment (41%), wine (7%), liquor, mineral water, fruit
North Ossetiya Republic Vladikavkaz 702 23 60,979 Wine (14%), liquor (6%), finished metal products
Republic of Ingushetiya Magas 487 1 17,471 Vegetables, fruit, sheep/cattle ranching, nonmetal minerals
Republic of Chechnya Grozny 1,163 4 24,920 Vegetables, fruit, sheep ranching, oil refining, cement
Dagestan Republic Makhachkala 2,641 5 44,644 Brandy (19%), milk separators (13%), hydropower, petroleum
Georgia Tbilisi 4,616 2 65,256 Steel, copper, manganese, wine, tea, tangerines, wood products, tourism
Armenia Yerevan 2,967 0.5 89,074 Machine tools, electric motors, tires, knitwear, jewelry, brandy
Azerbaijan Baku 8,239 2 114,198 Petroleum, steel, petrochemicals, cotton, rice, grapes, tobacco, livestock
Note. Data for Russia from the Federal Service of State Statistics, Russian Federation (2009). To convert gross regional product (GRP) to U.S. dollars, divide GRP by 27.19. Data for Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan from CIA World Factbook and calculations by author.
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FIGURE 25.2. Cossack monument in Krasnodar. Photo: A. Pugach.
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FIGURE 25.3. A variety of fruits at a farmer’s market in Krasnodar. Photo: A. Pugach.
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FIGURE 25.4. Beachgoers in Krasnodarsky Kray, the leading provider of seacoast tourism services in Russia. Photo: A. Pugach.
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FIGURE 25.6. At the museum of Joseph Stalin in Gori, Georgia. Photo: K. Van Assche.
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FIGURE 25.7. Armenia is full of dry mountains and beautiful old churches. Photo: K. Van Assche.
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FIGURE 25.8. A street in Yerevan. Photo: K. Van Assche.