ABOUT THE REPUBLIC OF KOMI

The date of establishing of the Republic of Komi

August 22, 1921

Capital

(population, people)

Syktyvkar

(251068)

Distance to Moscow (km)

1410

Federal District

North-West Federal District

Cities (regions)

8 (12)

Municipal structure:

municipalities, total

city districts

municipal regions

urban settlements

rural settlements

211

5

15

16

175

Territory, thousand sq. km

416,8 (2,4% of Russia territory)

Length

(from South-West to North-East), km

1275

Location

The extreme North-East of the European part of Russia

Neighbor regions:

North, North-West

West

East

South-East

South

South-West

Nenets Autonomous region

Arkhangelsk oblast

Yamal-Nenets and Khanty-Mansy Autonomous regions

Sverdlovsk oblast

Perm kray

Kirov oblast

Climate

On the major part of the territory it is moderate-continental with a long winter and a short cool summer

Permanent population,

Thousand (on January 1, 2010)

951155

Including urban (rural)

723213 (227942)

Population Density, persons for 1 sq. km

2,3

Komi population, % to total number of population

25

Average income per capita per month

(for 2007), RUR

19873

Main natural resources in Komi

Oil, coal, natural gas,

Bauxites, titanium, manganese

Main industrial products

Oil with gas condensate;

coal; natural gas;

oil refining products (gasoline,

diesel fuel, fuel oil);

sawn timber, fiber boards,

chip boards, plywood,

paper, card board; electric power