Novgorod Oblast
| Population: | 738,500 | Capital: | Novgorod (241,000) | |
| Urban %: | 71 | Rural %: | 29 | |
| Area (km2 ): | 55,300 | Population density (per km2): | 13 | |
| Average temperature, centigrade January: | -6 | Average temperature, centigrade July: | 16 | |
| Average rainfall, mm January: | 61 | Average rainfall, mm July: | 24 | 
| Novgorod Oblast | Oblast value | North-West mean | % North-West mean | 
| ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS | |||
| Industrial productivity mln rbls/employee | 43 | 47 | 91 | 
| Wage levels 1000 rbls/month, 1995 | 361 | 417 | 87 | 
| GDP/capita rbls, million | 6 | 8 | 70 | 
| GDP 1995 bln rbls | 4,408 | 17,136* | 26 | 
| LABOUR MARKET CHANGE | |||
| Employed, % labour force | 91 | 90 | 101 | 
| SOCIAL COHESION, EXCLUSION, STABILITY | |||
| Hospital beds per 10,000 | 135 | 108 | 125 | 
| Life expectancy in years (female) | 70 | 71 | 99 | 
| Life expectancy in years (male) | 55 | 58 | 95 | 
| Students in higher education per 10,000 | 139 | 279 | 50 | 
*Mean per subdivision at Oblast level=one fourth of North-West GDP total.



