East Siberian Economic Region
Восто́чно-Сиби́рский экономи́ческий райо́н | |
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Country | Russia |
Area | |
• Total | 3,371,816 km2 (1,301,865 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,096,127 |
• Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | ₽ 5,386 billion US$ 73.250 billion |
The East Siberian Economic Region (Russian: Восто́чно-Сиби́рский экономи́ческий райо́н, romanized: Vostochno-Sibirskiy ekonomicheskiy rayon) is one of twelve economic regions of Russia.
In this area of plateaus, mountains, and river basins, the major cities—Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk—are located along the Trans-Siberian Railroad. There are hydroelectric stations at Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Irkutsk. Coal, gold, graphite, iron ore, aluminum ore, zinc, and lead are mined in the area, and livestock is raised. [2]