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Founded: 1934
Governor: Nikolai Mikhailovich Volkov
Federation Council Representatives: Stanislav Vladimirovich Vavilov (legislative, term expires October 2006); Igor Gennadevich Glukhovsky (executive, term expires February 2010)
Duma deputy: Sergey Ivanovich Shtogrin (Birobidzhan district)(KRPF)
Population: 190,900 (2002 census)
Capital: Birobidzhan (84,000), 8,356 km from Moscow
Federal district: Far Eastern
Economic region: Far East
Time zone: Moscow +7, GMT +10, EST +15
Geography: The Jewish Autonomous Region is located in the Trans-Amur territory of the Russian Far East. It borders on China in the south and west, Amur Region in the northwest, and Khabarovsk Territory in the north, northeast, and east. The Amur River flows through the territory
Urban population: 67%, Rural population: 33%
Ethnic make-up:
Economy: Because of good soil and a moderate climate, agriculture is the main economic sector in the Jewish Autonomous Region. The area also has large mineral deposits and some industry is involved in processing them.
Official website: http://www.eao.ru
Contact information
Governor
Nikolai Mikhailovich Volkov
18 Shestdesyat let SSSR prospekt
Birobidzhan 679016
Tel.: +7 (42622) 6 02 42
Fax: +7 (42622) 4 07 25
Chairman of the Legislative Assembly
Anatoly Fyodorovich Tikhomirov
Tel.: +7 (42622) 6 04 72; 6 44 27
Fax: +7 (42622) 6 04 78
Press service contact
Elena Valeryevn Sazanova
Tel: (42622) 6 29 55
Email: press-zs@eao.ru
last updated August 18, 2005
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