The Far Eastern economic region (Russian: Дальневосто́чный экономи́ческий райо́н; tr.: Dalnevostochny ekonomichesky rayon) is one of twelve economic regions of Russia.

Composition

Until 2018 it encompassed the same area as the Far Eastern Federal District, which then was enlarged by Buryatia Republic and Zabaykalsky Krai.[2]

In 2019 the economic region was enlarged by Buryatia Republic and Zabaykalsky Krai too [3]

The federal subjects are:

Economy

This region accounted for 4% of the national GRP in 2008. Bordering on the Pacific Ocean, the region has Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk, Yakutsk, and Vladivostok as its chief cities. Machinery is produced, and lumbering, fishing, hunting, and fur trapping are important. The Trans-Siberian Railroad follows the Amur and Ussuri Rivers and terminates at the port of Vladivostok.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Валовой региональный продукт". rosstat.gov.ru.
  2. ^ Mieczowski, Z. (1968). "The Soviet Far East: Problem Region of the USSR". Pacific Affairs. 41 (2): 214–229. doi:10.2307/2754796. ISSN 0030-851X. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ "ИЗМЕНИТЬ / КонсультантПлюс".
  4. ^ Russia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07 Archived February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine