East Siberian economic region

East Siberian economic region (Russian: Восто́чно-Сиби́рский экономи́ческий райо́н, Vostochno-Sibirsky ekonomichesky rayon) is one of twelve economic regions of Russia.

East Siberian economic region on the map of Russia

In this area of plateaus, mountains, and river basins, the major cities—Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, and Chita—are located along the Trans-Siberian Railroad. A branch line links Ulan-Ude with Mongolia and Beijing, China. There are hydroelectric stations at Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Irkutsk. Coal, gold, graphite, iron ore, aluminum ore, zinc, and lead are mined in the area, and livestock is raised. ^[1]

Composition

Socio-economic indicators

East SIberian economic region accounted for 4 per cent of the national GRP in 2008. This sparsely populated region between Europe and Asia has high wage levels and also a relatively large portion of employees in the new private sector. Productivity is also high by Russian standards.

It ranks especially low in the migration of people into the region and population change, and in the expectation of life to improve and evaluation of the national economy. ^[2]

References

Economy of Russia

History	Soviet Union Privatization Financial crises 1998 2014–present Monetary reforms in Russia (1991 1993 1998) National Priority Projects Stabilization Fund Great Recession in Russia Medvedev modernisation programme

Natural resources	Timber Mining Aluminium Oil reserves Energy Nuclear power Geothermal power Renewable energy Agriculture Fishery Hunting

Industry	Engineering (Aircraft Automotive Tractor, timber and agricultural machinery Defence Shipbuilding Space industry Rolling stock manufacturers) Metallurgy (Pipe Industry) Petroleum industry Chemical industry Science and technology Food industry

Infrastructure	Telecommunications Transport Rail Vehicle registration plates

Services	Grocery retailing Tourism Gambling Real estate

Finance	Russian ruble Account Chamber Banking (Banks Central Bank of Russia) Federal budget Moscow Exchange National Pension Fund Social Insurance Fund Tax Code Billionaires

Regional economies	Natural resources of Primorsky Krai Federal subjects by GRP Federal subjects by GDP per capita Federal subjects by HDI Federal subjects by unemployment rate

Economic regions	Central Ural North Caucasus Volga West Siberian East Siberian Volga-Vyatka Northwestern Central Black Earth Far Eastern Northern

Other	Companies Exports Trade unions Russian oligarch

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