MURMANSK OBLAST

'Murmansk Oblast' (, ''Murmanskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It is located in the north-western part of Russia. Its administrative center is Murmansk. Area: 144,900 km², population: 892,534 (as of the 2002 Census).

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Geography

Time zone

Administrative divisions

Demographics

See also

External link

Geography

Geographically it is located mainly on the Kola Peninsula, and it is a part of the larger Lapland region that spans over four countries. Murmansk Oblast borders Karelia, Finnmark County in Norway and Lapland Province in Finland. Norrbotten County in Sweden is also located nearby.

Time zone

Murmansk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

Demographics

According to the (2002 Census), the national composition of the oblast was as follows:

• Russians: 85.2%
• Ukrainians: 6.4%
• Belarusians: 2.3%
• Tatars: 0.9%
• Azeris: 0.5%
• Chuvash: 0.3%
• Mordivians: 0.3%

• Karelians: 0.3%
• Komi: 0.2%
• Moldavians: 0.2%
• Armenians: 0.2%
• and Saami: 0.2%,
as well as many other groups, none
more than 0.2% of the population. (1.2% of the population did not state their nationality in the census).

See also

★ Barents Region

External link

★ Maps

★ News Site of Murmansk Oblast