North Caucasus
Population: 17,758,000. Biggest city: Rostov-on-Don (1,024,000)
Flying time from Moscow to Rostov-on-Don (the biggest city): 1.5 hours.
Time difference from Moscow: none.
Urban population: 56%. Rural population: 44%.
Territory: 355,100 sq. km (about the size of Germany). Density: 50 persons / sq. km.
Climate zones: Steppes, arid steppes, semi-deserts; mountain climate
zones along the southern border.
Socio-economic indicators (1999 Duma Vote)
This region includes the most troubled part of the Russian Federation, the Chechen Republic, and other republics where ethnic tensions are high. Economic capacities are far lower than the average for the country as a whole. GDP per capita is barely half that of the average for the Federation, and productivity and wages are also low. Employment in agriculture is also well above the national average.
Life expectancy for
both men and women is at the average for the Federation as a whole. But
other indicators are high are signs of trouble, for example, the migration
of the population, the readiness of people to move to find a job elsewhere
and high unemployment.
Administrative divisions:
Krasnodar Krai (Pop.
5,066,000) Capital: Krasnodar (756,000) |
Kabardino-Balkariya
Republic (Pop. 789,500) Capital: Nalchik (258,000) |
Rostov Oblast (Pop.
4,414,700) Capital: Rostov-on-Don (1,024,000) |
North Ossetia - Alaniya
Republic (Pop. 664,200) Capital: Vladikavkaz (325,000) |
Stavropol Krai (Pop.
2,671,800) Capital: Stavropol (337,000) |
Adygei Republic (Pop.
449,000) Capital: Maikop (176,000) |
Dagestan Republic (Pop.
2,121,200) Capital: Makhachkala (370,000) |
Karachay-Cherkessiya
Republic (Pop. 436,100) Capital: Cherkessk (120,000) |
Chechen Republic (Pop.
862,200) Capital: Grozny (350,000 - estimate) |
Ingush Republic (Pop.
303,500) Capital: Nazran |