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Nizhni Novgorod Oblast

Population: 3,707,900 Capital:  Nizhni Novgorod (1,453,000)
Urban %:  78 Rural %: 22
Area (km2 ): 76,900 Population density (per km2): 48
Average temperature, centigrade January:    -9 Average temperature, centigrade July:    18
Average rainfall, mm January: 44 Average rainfall, mm July: 62

 

Nizhni Novgorod Oblast Oblast value    Volgo-Vyatka mean    % Volgo-Vyatka mean

ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
GDP 1995 bln rbls 35,172 12,677* 277
GDP/capita rbls, million 9 7 126
Industrial productivity mln rbls/employee 53 44 121
Wage levels 1000 rbls/month, 1995 398 336 118

LABOUR MARKET CHANGE
Employed, % labour force 92 91 101

SOCIAL COHESION, EXCLUSION, STABILITY   
Life expectancy in years (female) 72 72 100
Students in higher education per 10,000 156 158 99
Life expectancy in years (male) 57 59 97
Hospital beds per 10,000 131 138 95

* Mean per Oblast/Republic=one fifth of GDP total for Volgo-Vyatka region.


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