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Jewish Autonomous Republic

Population: 206,700 Capital:  Birobidzhan (90,000)
Urban %:  67 Rural %: 33
Area (km2 ): 36,000 Population density (per km2): 6
Average temperature, centigrade January: -21 Average temperature, centigrade July: 18
Average rainfall, mm January: n/a Average rainfall, mm July: n/a

 
Indicator Republic value    Far East  mean    % Far East  mean 

ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Wage levels 1000 rbls/month, 1995 498 807 62
GDP/capita rbls, million 6 11 49
Industrial productivity mln rbls/employee 34 73 46
GDP 1995 bln rbls 1,189 10,160* 12

LABOUR MARKET CHANGE
Employed, % labour force 84 89 94

SOCIAL COHESION, EXCLUSION, STABILITY
Hospital beds per 10,000 172 138 125
Life expectancy in years (female) 68 69 98
Life expectancy in years (male) 55 57 97
Students in higher education per 10,000 76 155 49

* mean per Republic/Krai/Oblast= one eighth of total GDP for Far East.


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