FAR EASTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT

The 'Far Eastern Federal District' (; 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 Kamil Iskhakov.
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)

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

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Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

See also

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Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

★ Konstantin Pulikovsky (May 182000, – November 142005)

★ Kamil Iskhakov (since November 142005)

See also

★ Far Eastern Republic

★ Russian Manchuria

External links

★ Information on Far Eastern Federal District

★ Meeting of Frontiers: Siberia, Alaska, and the American West (includes materials on Russian Far East)