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As of January 1, 2006, the Komi-Permyatsky Autonomous Area united with the Perm region to form the Perm Territory.
Governor: Oleg Anatolyevich Chirkunov
Federation Council Representatives: Viktor Ivanovich Dobrosotsky (legislative, term expires December 2006); Vladimir Karimullovich Solomon (legislative, term expires December 2006)
Duma deputies: Pavel Viktorovich Anokhin (Leninsky district) (United Russia); Andrey Arkadyevich Klimov (Komi-Permyat district)(United Russia);Yury Germanovich Medvedev (Kungursky district) (United Russia); Viktor Valeryevich Pokhmelkin (Sverdlovsky district)(Independent); Valentina Borisovna Savostyanova (Bereznikovsky district)(Rodina)
Population: 2,960,300 (2002 census)
Capital: Perm (population 1,000,100), 1,397 km from Moscow
Other major cities: Berezniki (173,500), Kudymkar (capital of Komi-Permyatsky) (34,400)
Federal district: Volga
Economic region: Urals
Time zone: Moscow +2, GMT +5, EST +10
Geography: Perm is located in the Kama river region and borders the republics of Komi, Bashkortostan and Udmurtia
Urban Population: 50%, Rural Population: 50%
Ethnic make-up: Russians (59.7%), Komi-Permyaks (22.1%), Tatars (2.9%), Ukrainians (1.1%), Belarussians (0.4%) and Bashkirs (0.05%)
Economy: Due to the dense forests in the region, the area's leading economic sectors are forestry and woodworking. Other developed sectors include engineering and fur trapping. Livestock breeding is the most developed agricultural sector. Cultivated crops include rye, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, and other vegetables.
The city of Perm is a major center of heavy industry, primarily engineering, which manufactures processing and production equipment for the metallurgical, mining, and forest industries as well as electrical components, aircraft engines, machine tools and river ships. Perm is also famous for its musical and theatrical traditions.
Official website: http://www.krai.perm.ru
Contact Information
Governor
Oleg Anatolievich Chirkunov
14 Ulitsa Kuibysheva
Perm 614006
Tel.: +7 (3422) 58 70 71; 58 70 75
Fax: +7 (3422) 90 55 66; 36 09 52
Email: obladm@permreg.ru
Press service contact
Anna Vladimirovna Klimova
Tel.: +7 (3422) 58 71 49
Chairman of Legislative Assembly:
Devyatkin, Nikolay Andreevich
51Ulitsa Lenina
Perm 614006
Tel.: +7 (3422) 58 75 55
Fax: +7 (3422) 34 27 47
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