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Founded:1478/1923
President: Sergei Leonidovich Katanandov (elected April 28, 2002)
Federation Council Representatives: Viktor Nikolaevich Stepanov (executive, term expires April 2006); Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fedorov (legislative, term expires April 2006)
Duma deputy: Valentina Nikolayevna Pivnenko (Karelia district)(United Russia)
On 6th december 2006 President Putin appointed Police Colonel as Igor Alyoshin interior minister of the republic of Karelia.
Population: 716,700 (2002 census)
Area: 180,500 square km (69,673 sq. miles)
Capital: Petrozavodsk (population 266,200), 921 km from Moscow
Federal district: Northwestern
Economic region: Northwest
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: The Republic of Karelia is located in the northwestern part of Russia, bordered on the west by Finland and on the east by the White Sea. Approximately 50 percent of the territory of the republic is covered by forests. Karelia has over 60,000 lakes, including Lake Ladoga , at 17,700 square km (6,832 sq. miles) the largest lake in Europe, and Lake Onega (9,894 square km; 3,819 sq. miles), the second largest lake in Europe. Karelia also has over 27,000 rivers, the largest of which are: Vodla (400 km; 250 miles), Vyg, Kovda, Kem, Suna, and Shuya.
Urban population: 75%, Rural population: 25%
Ethnic make-up: Russians (73.6%), Karelians (10%), Belorussians (7%), Ukrainians (3.6%), Finns (2.3%) and Veps (0.8%)
Economy: Because the republic is covered with forests, much of its industry centers around the timber industry and paper production. The republic also processes iron ore.
Mineral Extraction: Karelsky Okatysh, part of Severstal, has begun production and processing of iron ore at the Korpangskoye deposit, where commercial reserves are estimated at 320 mln metric tons. Capex in the plant, where total production capacity will be 10 mln metric tons per annum, exceeds Rbs2.6 bln ($100.3 mln). The Korpangskoye deposit is in the mid west of the province.
Official website: http://www.gov.karelia.ru
Contact information
President
Sergei Leonidovich Katanandov
19 Leninsky Prospekt
Petrozavodsk 185028
Tel.: +7 (8142) 76 98 88; 79 21 01
Fax: +7 (8142) 79 21 91
Email: government@karelia.ru
Prime Minister
Pavel Viktorovich Chernov
19 Leninsky Prospekt
Petrozavodsk 185028
Tel.: +7 (8142) 76 40 66; 76 26 78
Email: government@karelia.ru
Chairman of the Legislative Assembly
Nikolai Ivanovich Levin
5 Ulitsa Kuibysheva
Petrozavodsk 185610
Tel.: +7 (8142) 78 02 95
Fax: +7 (8142) 78 28 27
Email: inbox@zsrk.onego.ru
last updated August 22, 2005
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