Volgograd Oblast
Population: | 2,701,600 | Capital: | Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) (1,028,000) | |
Urban %: | 74 | Rural %: | 26 | |
Area (km2 ): | 113,900 | Population density (per km2): | 24 | |
Average temperature, centigrade January: | -6 | Average temperature, centigrade July: | 23 | |
Average rainfall, mm January: | 55 | Average rainfall, mm July: | 34 |
Volgograd Oblast | Oblast value | Volga mean | % Volga mean |
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS |
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GDP 1995 bln rbls | 19,630 | 18,466* | 106 |
Wage levels 1000 rbls/month, 1995 | 388 | 390 | 99 |
Industrial productivity mln rbls/employee | 55 | 59 | 93 |
GDP/capita rbls, million | 7 | 9 | 83 |
LABOUR MARKET CHANGE |
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Employed, % labour force | 90 | 91 | 99 |
SOCIAL COHESION, EXCLUSION, STABILITY |
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Hospital beds per 10,000 | 129 | 124 | 104 |
Life expectancy in years (male) | 61 | 60 | 101 |
Life expectancy in years (female) | 73 | 73 | 100 |
Students in higher education per 10,000 | 152 | 170 | 89 |
*Mean per Oblast/Republic=one eighth of GDP total for Volga region.