RUSSIA’S ECONOMY

By Allessandra Toscanini, Darren Chau, and Skerdilaid Hoti

Foods produced in Russia

Potato

Corn

Sugar beets

Barley

Oats

Manufacturing

St. Petersburg is a shipbuilding center

Most manufacturing centers are in western Russia

Factories focus on heavy industry

Some factories switched to light industry

Factories in St. Petersburg make light machinery, textiles, and scientific and medical equipment

Russia’s resources

Bauxite

Gold, Coal

Copper

Fishing

Iron, Lead

Natural gas

Nickel

Petroleum

Tin, Zinc

Gold is one of Russia top sources

Russia’s industries Industrial production growth rate 13.1% Metals are used to make advanced air crafts, ships , missiles Defensive technology include radars, and advanced electronics components Medical and scientific industry include textiles, handicrafts, foodstuffs Road and rail transportation include communication equipment, tractors and construction equipment

The Volga and Urals Region

Volga:

Carries almost one-half of

Russia’s river traffic

It provides water for

irrigation and for

hydroelectric power

The home of Russia’s most

productive farmlands

Urals:

Miners mine bauxite for

aluminum, copper, gold,

lead and nickel

Many energy resources

such as coal, oil, and

natural gas

Moscow region

Moscow is Russia’s

economic center

Largest transportation

hub

Factories are focused

on heavy industries

Population 10,470,318

people

Russia's port cities

Russia has 5 important ports cities Kaliningrad, and St. Petersburg.

Murmansk, Vladivostok, and Astrakhan

Kaliningrad has eliminated all taxes on shipping good.

St. Petersburg makes light machinery, textiles, scientific, and medical equipment

While the other port cities trade bring goods to Russia.