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RUSSIA’S PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS

REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN REALM

R U S S IA NC O R E

U R A L S

R U S S IA ’S R E G IO N S

R U S S IA NC O R E S IB E R IA F A R E A S T

E A S T E R N F R O N T IE R

R u s s ia nC o r e

U R A L S

• C E N T R A L IN D U S T R IA L A R E A

• V O L G A R E G IO N

• U R A L M O U N T A IN S

R U S S IA NC O R E

RUSSIA’S MANUFACTURING REGIONS(RUSSIAN CORE)

OIL AND GAS REGIONS

MOSCOW

ST PETERSBURG

ST PETERSBURG (LENNINGRAD)

TRANSCAUCASIA

Azerbaijan

Armenia

Georgia

• K U Z N E T S K B A S IN (K U Z B A S )

• L A K E B A Y K A L A R E A

E A S T E R N F R O N T IE R

RUSSIA’S MANUFACTURING REGIONS(EASTERN FRONTIER)

•VAST•CHALLENGING•UNTAPPED

SIBERIALARGER THAN THE CONTINENTAL US, BUT...LESS THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLECHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT

VAST DISTANCESCOLD TEMPERATURESARCTIC WINDSPOOR SOILS

RESOURCE POTENTIALPRECIOUS MINERALSMETALLIC ORESOIL AND NATURAL GASTIMBER

• P O O R A C C E S S IB IL IT Y

• A S IA N F R O N T IE R ?

• F IS H IN G – P R IM A R Y IN D U S T R Y

• F U T U R E W IT H J A P A N ?

FAR EAST

RUSSIA’S MANUFACTURING REGIONS(FAR EAST)

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