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Founded: 1934
Governor: Pavel Loenidovich Ipatov (appointed April 5, 2005)
Federation Council Representatives: Sergei Alekseevich Shubalov (executive, term expires March 2010); Valentin Georgievich Zavadnikov (legislative, term expires September 2007)
Duma deputies: Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin (Balakovsky district) (United Russia); Peter Petrovich Kamshilov (Balashovsky district)(United Russia);
Nikolay Avkcentyevich Sukhoy (Engels district)(United Russia); Vladislav Alexandrovich Tretyak (Saratov district)(United Russia
Population: 2,669,300 (2002 census)
Capital: Saratov (population 873,500), 858 km from Moscow
Other major cities: Balakovo (200,600), Engels (193,800)
Federal district: Volga
Economic region: Volga
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: Saratov Region shares a border with Kazakhstan and Penza, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Orenburg, Volgograd, Voronezh, and Tambov regions. The region is mostly a steppe, with some forest growth. The Volga river flows through the region.
Urban population: 74%, Rural population: 26%
Ethnic make-up:
Economy: Saratov is a large industrial center with well-developed power, fuel, petrochemical, engineering, metalworking and woodworking. It is also the home of a major air base and several test ranges.
Official website: http://www.saratov.gov.ru
Contact information
Governor
Pavel Leonidovich Ipatov
Tel/Fax: +7 (8452) 27 75 16
Email: priemnaya@saratov.gov.ru
Press service contact
Olga Vasilievna Sineva
Tel.: +7 (8452) 27 32 73
Chairman of Duma
Sergei Alekseyevich Shuvalov
Tel.: +7 (8452) 27 99 80
Fax: +7 (8452) 27 53 31
Representative to the Government of the Russian Federation
Sergei Vladimirovich Khrisolubov
7 Podkopayevsky pereulok, building 3
Moscow 109028
Tel/Fax: +7 (095) 917 05 42
Tel.: +7 (095) 917 05 19
Email: predstavitelstvo@mtu-net.ru
last updated August 24, 2005
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