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Far Eastern Federal District

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The Far Eastern Federal District (Russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг; tr.: Dalnevostochny federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. With a population of 6,692,865 in the 2002 census, it occupies an area of 6,215,900 km² (2,400,000 square miles), the largest Federal District in Russia. The current Presidential Envoy is Oleg Safonov. The Far Eastern Federal District covers the territory of the Russian Far East and is subdivided into republics that enjoy a high degree of autonomy on most issues. Many of these correspond to some of Russia's ethnic minorities. These are:

1. Amur Oblast
2. Jewish Autonomous Oblast
3. Kamchatka Krai
4. Khabarovsk Krai
5. Magadan Oblast
5a. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
6. Sakha Republic^*
7. Sakhalin Oblast
8. Primorsky Krai (Maritime Province)

The major cities of the Far Eastern Federal District include Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

Konstantin Pulikovsky (May 18 2000, – November 14 2005)
Kamil Iskhakov (November 14 2005, - 2007)
Oleg Safonov (Since November 30 2007)

External links

(English) Information on Far Eastern Federal District
(English) (Russian) Meeting of Frontiers: Siberia, Alaska, and the American West (includes materials on Russian Far East)

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Krais	Altai · Kamchatka · Khabarovsk · Krasnodar · Krasnoyarsk · Perm · Primorsky · Stavropol
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Federal cities	Moscow · St. Petersburg
Autonomous oblasts	Jewish
Autonomous okrugs	Aga Buryatia¹ · Chukotka · Khantia-Mansia · Nenetsia · Yamalia
Federal districts Central · Far Eastern · Northwestern · Siberian · Southern · Urals · Volga ¹ On March 1 2008, Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug are due to merge to form Zabaykalsky Krai.