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Volgo-Vytaka

Population: 8,480,000. Biggest city: Nizhni Novgorod (1,453,000)
Flying time from Moscow to Nizhni Novgorod (the biggest city): under 1 hour.
Time difference from Moscow: +1 hour.
Urban population: 70 % Rural population: 30%.
Area:  265,400 square km (about the same as UK)    Density: 32 persons / sq. km.
Climate zones: deciduous mixed and coniferous forests.

Socio-economic indicators (1999 Duma Vote)

The impact of the privatization campaign in Nizhni Novgorod, the largest city in the region, results in the proportion of workers in ex-state enterprises being almost half again the national average, and the proportion in state employment nearly a third below the national average. Those feeling secure in their job and receiving their wages in full are close to the national average.

Productivity in the region is far below the reported national average, and wage levels are similarly below average.
Altogether, people in the region are more likely than the average Russian to consider their current household economic situation as not bad, to consider the current state of the national economy as not bad, and to consider that their life is bearable.
 

Volgo-Vyatka Regional value    Russian mean    % Russian mean 

ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Current household economy not bad: % 53 45 118
Current national economy not bad: % 22 19 116
Consumer goods: % with VCR 35 34 103
Wages paid in full in previous month, % 50 49 101
GDP/capita rbls, million 7.49 10 79
Wage levels 1000 rbls/month, 1995 336 472 71
Industrial productivity mln rbls/employee 44 66 67
GDP 1995 bln rbls 63,384 127,531 50

LABOUR MARKET CHANGE
Have second job previous month: % 24 19 126
Employer: new private, % 28 23 122
Job is secure, % 52 50 104
Employed, % labour force
91
91
100
Employment sector: services, % 39 49 80
Prepared to move to find a job: % 10 17 59

SOCIAL COHESION AND STABILITY
Life is bearable, % 64 52 123
Population change, % -.6 -.6 --
Expect life to improve next year: % 24 21 114
Hospital beds per 10,000 138 126 110
Life expectancy in years (male) 59 58 102
Life expectancy in years (female) 72 72 100
Read newspapers regularly: % 62 67 93
Students in higher education per 10,000    158 179 88


Administrative divisions:

Nizhni Novgorod Oblast (Pop. 3,707,900) 
Capital: Nizhni Novgorod (1,453,000)
Mordovian Republic (Pop. 950,000)
Capital: Saransk (349,000)
Kirov Oblast (Pop. 1,622,900)
Capital: Kirov (also known as Vyatka) (491,000)   
Mariy-El Republic (Pop. 764,300)
Capital: Yoshkar-Ola (276,000) 
Chuvash Republic (Pop. 1,359,000) 
Capital: Cheboksary (460,000) 

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