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-Business, educational and cultural centre of the Volga Federal District

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-Population – 3.3 million

-Urbanization – 79%

HelsinkiSt.Petersburg

Delhi

Berlin

Warsaw

MinskNizhny Novgorod

Moscow

Yekaterinburg

Vladivostok

Centre of the European Part of Russia

Crossover of the international transport corridors: Pan-European №2 and “North-South”

Crossroad of Russia

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RailwayRailway density and cargo traffic volume is above Russia’s average

AutomobileRoad density is 5 times higher than Russia’s average

AirInternational airport. Daily international flights to Frankfurt, Germany.

WaterExit to all seas of the European part of Russia

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- Russia’s population is over 140 mln. people, and it is among the largest consumer markets in Europe

- 43 mln. consumers live within a 500- km radius of Nizhny Novgorod

- 84 mln. consumers live within a 1000-km radius of Nizhny Novgorod

Leader in Accessible Consumer Market

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7,5%

5,5%

3,6%

13,9%20,6%

16,7%

32,2%

Transportation Vehicle ProductionMetallurgyFuel and EnergyFood IndustryChemical IndustryElectrical Equipment ProductionOther

Industrial Complex

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NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010

Investment Council

Established in 2006

Total investment volume – more than 46 billion USD

Total workplaces estimated – more than165 000

Priority investment projects – 56

Skilled Work Force18 state and private higher

educational institutions;6 establishments of the Russian

Academy of Sciences;47 industry research centres and

engineering bureaus

Scientific Research and Development

Russian Federal Nuclear Centre;over 300 small high-technology companies

Science and Technology

NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010

NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010