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Annual average rate of 2007:
1 USD ($ USD) = 29.39 rub.
1 EUR (€) = 41,42 rub.
Currencies exchange rates (as of 11.06.2010):
1 USD ($ USD) = 31.5742 rub.
1 EUR (€) = 38.0217 rub.
15.01.2010
Inflation 0.7% Èçì. 0%
Gold and currency reserves 441.4 bln. USD
Oil Brent (ICE) 71.62
USD/ barrel
GDP II êâàðòàë 2009 ãîä 9 326,4 bln. Rub.
Exports 24,5 Èçì 1,8 bln. USD
Imports 15.5 Èçì. 1.6 bln. USD
Fixed asset
investments 01.07.09ã. 621,7 Èçì. -49.4 bln. Rub.
Consumer price index
(as of 01.8 / 31.08.2009) 100 Èçì. 0%
- for food
commodities 99.1 Èçì. - 1.5%
- for non-food
products 100.6 Èçì. - 0.2%
- for paid services rendered to the population 100.4 Èçì. - 0.4%
Forecast rates on
1 USD ($ USD) = rub.
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Penza Region
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Area, km2:
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43 200
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Time zone:
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GMT+3
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Federal District:
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Volga Federal District of Russia
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Administrative center (city):
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Penza
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Population (inhabitants):
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1 392,00
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Largest cities of the region (inhabitants):
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Penza - 509,200
Kuznetsk - 88,900
Zarechnyi - 62,000
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Share of urban population (%):
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66,2
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Income per capita (USD):
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226,3
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Gross regional product, 2005 (million rubles):
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91 074.5
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Gross regional product per capita, 2005 (rubles):
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64 961.5
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Fixed capital investment, 2006 (million rubles) :
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24278
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Foreign direct investment, 2006 (thousands USD):
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14486
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Most of the territory of Penza Region is situated in the Volga Upland.
Its main rivers are: the Sura, the Moksha, and the Khoper. Chernozem soil covers about 65% of the region’s territory.
Penza Region has many museums and cultural centers, including such as Tarkhany State Lermontov Museum Reserve, Trinity Skanov Monastery and more.
Today, Penza Region is an industrial and agricultural region of the country. Industry is the leading sector of the economy, accounting for up to 25% of GRP and for 45% of the region’s tax revenues. Industrial production in the region comprises the following sectors: machine building, power supply, fuel production, iron and steel, chemical and petrochemical, metal-fabricating, woodworking and timber, pulp and paper, construction materials, glass, porcelain and earthenware, light, food, flour and cereals, and compound feed industries.
The agricultural industry accounts for about 20% of GRP. Agriculture is focused on crop production and stock farming. Wheat, rye, buckwheat, panicum, barley, sugar beet, sunflower, hemp and other crops are grown here. Penza Region is one of the major crop producers in Russia. Dairy and beef cattle breeding, sheep raising, and poultry breeding are also developed in the region.
The region’s territory has an extensive transportation system. The total length of railway track in operation amounts to 829km. Airways of federal importance pass over Penza Region (Penza airport). The total length of motorways exceeds 9,143km, and 3 major highways cross the region’s territory.
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Contact information
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Region's website
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Governor
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Vasily Kuzmich Bochkarev
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Investment projects of the region:
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