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Founded: 1934
Governor: Alexei Andreevich Chernyshov
Federation Council Representatives: Nikolai Kuzmich Dolgushkin (executive, term expires December 2008); Nikolai Fedorovich Pozhitkov (legislative, term expires March 2006)
Duma deputies: Rim Andreyevich Khramov (Buzulusky district)(United Russia); Alexander Borisovich Kogan (Orenburg district)(United Russia); Boris Vladimirovich Plokhotnyuk (Orsky district)(United Russia)
Population: 2,177,500 (2002 census)
Capital: Orenburg (population 548,800), 1,478 km from Moscow
Other major cities: Orsk (250,600), Novotroitsk (106,200)
Federal district: Volga
Economic region: Urals
Time zone: Moscow +2, GMT +5, EST +10
Geography: Orenburg is one of the largest regions of the Russian Federation. It borders Kazahstan, the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Chelyabinsk and Samara regions. It is located in the Ural Sakmara, Samara, and Ilek river basins.
Urban population: 58%, Rural population: 42%
Ethnic make-up: more than 80 nationalities including Russians (72%), Tatars (7%) and Kazakhs (5%)
Economy: The fuel and energy complex is Orenburg Region's most important economic sector. The region's gas condensate fields, with their unique gas condensate composition, account for nearly 6% of all of the country's gas reserves. An oil refinery located in the region produces various grades of gasoline, oil, diesel fuel, and asphalt.
Official website: http://www.orb.ru
Contact Information
Governor
Aleksey Andreevich Chernyshov
The House of Soviets
Orenburg 460015
Tel.: +7 (3532) 78 60 10
Fax: +7 (3532) 77 38 02
Email: office@gov.orb.ru
Chairman of Legislative Assembly
Trofimov, Yury Vyacheslavovich
Pl. Lenina, The House of Soviets, Legislative Assembly
Orenburg, 460015
Tel.: +7 (3532) 77-33-20
E-mail: speaker@gov.orb.ru
Reprensentative to the Government of the Russian Federation
Vyacheslav Semenovich Ryabov
19 Novy Arbat
Moscow 127025
Tel.: +7 (095) 203 85 32
Fax: +7 (095) 203 59 76
last updated August 24, 2005
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