Murmansk Oblast

Infobox Russian federal subject
EnglishName=Murmansk Oblast
RussianName=Мурманская область
Locator

LocatorMap



CoatOfArmsLink=Coat of arms of Murmansk Oblast

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FlagLink=Flag of Murmansk Oblast
AnthemLink="None"
AdmCtrOrCapital=Administrative center
AdmCtrName=Murmansk
FoundationDate=May 28, 1938
PoliticalStatus=Oblast
PoliticalStatusLink=Oblasts of Russia
FederalDistrict=Northwestern
EconomicRegion=Northern
CodeNumber=51
Area=144900
AreaRank=26th
Population=892534
PopulationRank=61st
UrbanPopulation=92.2%
RuralPopulation=7.8%
LangLangs
LangList=Russian
HeadTitle=Governor
HeadName=Yury Yevdokimov
PrimeTitle
PrimeName
Legislature=Oblast Duma
ConstitutionType=Charter
ConstitutionName=Charter of Murmansk Oblast
Website=http://www.gov-murman.ru/

Murmansk Oblast ( _ru. Му́рманская о́бласть, "Murmanskaya oblast") is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the north-western part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk.

Geography

Geographically it is located mainly on the Kola Peninsula, and it is a part of the larger Lapland region that spans over four countries. Murmansk Oblast borders Karelia, Finnmark County in Norway and Lapland Province in Finland. Norrbotten County in Sweden is also located nearby.

Time zone

Murmansk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

Demographics

According to the (2002 Census), the ethnic composition of the oblast was as follows:
*Russians: 85.2%
*Ukrainians: 6.4%
*Belarusians: 2.3%
*Tatars: 0.9%
*Azeris: 0.5%
*Chuvash: 0.3%
*Mordvins: 0.3%
*Karelians: 0.3*%
*Komi: 0.2%
*Moldavians: 0.2%
*Armenians: 0.2%
*Saami: 0.2%
*other groups, none of which accounts for more than 0.2% of the population
*did not state ethnicity: 1.2%

Vital statistics in 2007

*Birth rate: 10.18 per 1000 (average for Russia is 11.30)
*Death rate: 11.68 per 1000
*Net migration: -5.6 per 1000
*NGR: -0.15% per annum
*PGR: -0.71% per annum

ee also

*Barents Region

External links

* [http://www.xibiny.ru/en/ Info server of Murmansk region]
* [http://www.region51.com/ News Site of Murmansk Oblast]