Astrakhan Oblast
| Population: | 1,029,300 | Capital: | Astrakhan (512,000) | |
| Urban %: | 67 | Rural %: | 33 | |
| Area (km2 ): | 44,100 | Population density (per km2): | 23 | |
| Average temperature, centigrade January: | -3 | Average temperature, centigrade July: | 25 | |
| Average rainfall, mm January: | 19 | Average rainfall, mm July: | 17 |
| Astrakhan Oblast | Oblast value | Volga mean | % Volga mean |
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS |
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| Wage levels 1000 rbls/month, 1995 | 362 | 390 | 93 |
| GDP/capita rbls, million | 6 | 9 | 64 |
| Industrial productivity mln rbls/employee | 36 | 59 | 60 |
| GDP 1995 bln rbls | 5,747 | 18,466* | 31 |
LABOUR MARKET CHANGE |
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| Employed, % labour force | 87 | 91 | 95 |
SOCIAL COHESION, EXCLUSION, STABILITY |
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| Hospital beds per 10,000 | 142 | 124 | 115 |
| Life expectancy in years (male) | 60 | 60 | 100 |
| Life expectancy in years (female) | 73 | 73 | 100 |
| Students in higher education per 10,000 | 128 | 170 | 75 |
*Mean per Oblast/Republic=one eighth of GDP total for Volga region.