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Founded: 1944
Governor: Mikhail Bartholemeevich Kuznetsov (elected December 2004)
Federation Council Representatives: Mikhail Vitalevich Margelov (executive, term expires December 2009); Nikolai Yakovlevich Medvedev (legislative, term expires March 2007)
Duma deputy: Boris Gennadyevich Polozov (Pskov district)(United Russia)
Population: 760,900 (2002 census)
Territory: 55,300 square km (21,346 sq. miles)
Capital: Pskov (population 202,700), 689 km from Moscow
Other major cities: Veliky Luki (105,00)
Federal district: Northwestern
Economic region: Northwest
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: Pskov Region is located in the Western part of European Russia. It shares a border with Belarus, Estonia and Latvia, making it the only Russian regions to have a border with three countries. Pskov Region is considered one of the most ecologically clean Russian regions. There are more than 600 rivers and 3700 lakes with a total area of 3261 km2, including the largest lake in Europe, Pskovsko-Chudskoe.
Urban population: 66%, Rural population: 34%
Ethnic make-up: includes Russians (95%), Ukrainians (2%) and Belarussians (1%)
Economy: Pskov has a mixed industrial and agricultural economy. Engineering is one of the region's leading industrial sectors and mainly specializes in electrical engineering producing low-power electric motors, welding equipment, automotive electrical equipment, household electrical appliances, electric cable, automatic telephone exchanges, and radio components. The dominant agricultural sectors are flax production, beef and dairy farming, and vegetable production.
In 2007 Pskov administration plans to double spending on development year-on-year, to Rbs500 mln ($19.08 mln). This increase is stipulated by the region’s draft budget. Of this sum, Rbs300 mln ($11.45 mln) is to be spent on capital construction and the remaining Rbs200 mln ($7.63 mln) on targeted regional programmes.
Pskov regions' state debt decreased by Rbs783 mln ($29.6 mln) to Rbs620.143 mln ($23.4 mln) in 2006, amounting to Rbs1.602 bln ($60.4 mln) as of January 1, 2005. The region has repaid commercial banks’ loans (Rbs318.3 mln or $12.0 mln) and the loans taken from the Finance Ministry in 2003 for preparations for the winter season (Rbs180 mln or $6.6 mln). In late 2006, the region’s farming loans worth Rbs11 mln ($415,25) were written off having wholly complied with obligations and commitments under financial policy. The region’s debts also decreased due to changes in the exchange rate differences under dollar-denominated loans.
The aggregate turnover of companies and organisations in the Pskov region grew by 17% in 2006 against 2005 to Rbs100.513 bln ($3.79 bln). Turnover in agricultural, forestry and hunting organisations was up 8% to Rbs2.811 bln ($105.96 mln), of manufacturing companies up 20% to Rbs28.441 bln ($1.07 bln) and of producers of other non-metal mineral products up 34% to Rbs2.062 bln ($77.72 mln). Turnover in metal production and manufacturing of ready metal products grew by 28% to Rbs599 mln ($22.58 mln), in manufacturing of machines and equipment (excluding weapons and ammunition) by 40% to Rbs2.54 bln ($95.74 mln), in manufacturing of electric, electronic and optical equipment by 21% to Rbs6.791 bln ($255.97 mln). Turnover of electricity, gas and water producers and distributors increased by 20% to Rbs7.715 bln ($290.8 mln). (
source: FCNovosti)
Official website: http://pln-pskov.ru
Contact Information
Governor
23 Ulitsa Nekrasova
Pskov 180001
Tel.: +7 (8112) 16 2203; 16 48 18
Fax: +7 (8112) 16 0390
Email: sekretar@obladmin.pskov.ru
Press service contact
Varvara Alexandrovna Paal
Tel/Fax: +7 (8112) 16 88 33
Representative to the Government of the Russian Federation
Igor Petrovich Novoselov
Tel.: +7 (095) 928 84 43
Fax: +7 (095) 928 07 95
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