Territories of the Russian Federation 2007

<p><em>The Territories of the Russian Federation 2007</em> offers a diverse collection of political and economic information on the Russian Federation and its eighty-nine constituent units. <br>The introduction examines the Russian Federation as a whole, and consists of an essay written by acknowledged experts, focusing on the economic relationship between the federal subjects and the state, followed by a chronology, demographic and economic statistics, and a review of the federal Government.<br><br>The second section comprises Territorial Surveys, with a chapter on each of Russia's eighty-nine federal subjects. Each chapter includes:<br><br>* A map, plus a description of location, topography, area and population<br>* Details of the history of the territory, followed by information on the recent and existing political situation<br>* An economic survey, presenting the latest available data on transport, agriculture, industry, external trade, finance and employment<br>* A directory listing essential names and addresses for the leading political officials.<br><br>The third and fourth parts comprise a select bibliography of books and indexes, listing the territories alphabetically, with a gazetteer of alternative names, and by both Federal Okrug and economic area.<br><br><strong>Key features:</strong><br>* a comprehensive overview of the Russian Federation<br>* an analysis and understanding of the country's regional dimension<br>* Invaluable directories of important territorial contacts<br>* Detailed and accurate political, economic and statistical information<br>* Some 100 current maps<br>* Extensive information from a wide variety of sources, many of which are unavailable in English.</p>