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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

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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.


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.


FIGURE 25.2. Cossack monument in Krasnodar. Photo: A. Pugach.


FIGURE 25.3. A variety of fruits at a farmer’s market in Krasnodar. Photo: A. Pugach.


FIGURE 25.4. Beachgoers in Krasnodarsky Kray, the leading provider of seacoast tourism services in Russia. Photo: A. Pugach.


FIGURE 25.5. Old Tbilisi. Photo: K. Van Assche.


FIGURE 25.6. At the museum of Joseph Stalin in Gori, Georgia. Photo: K. Van Assche.


FIGURE 25.7. Armenia is full of dry mountains and beautiful old churches. Photo: K. Van Assche.


FIGURE 25.8. A street in Yerevan. Photo: K. Van Assche.


FIGURE 25.9. A famous landmark in downtown Baku, the Qiz Galasi, or Maidens’ Tower. Photo: S. O’Lear.

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