| Pskov Oblast | ||
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| Псковская область (Russian) | ||
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| Coordinates: 57°19′N 29°15′E / 57.317°N 29.25°ECoordinates: 57°19′N 29°15′E / 57.317°N 29.25°E | ||
| Political status | ||
| Country | Russia | |
| Federal district | Northwestern[1] | |
| Economic region | Northwestern[2] | |
| Administrative center | Pskov | |
| Government (as of March 2011) | ||
| - Governor | Andrey Turchak[3] | |
| - Legislature | Oblast Duma | |
| Statistics | ||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census)[4] | ||
| - Total | 55,300 km2 (21,351.4 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 49th | |
| Population (2010 Census)[5] | ||
| - Total | 673,423 | |
| - Rank | 66th | |
| - Density[6] | 12.18 /km2 (31.5 /sq mi) | |
| - Urban | 70.2% | |
| - Rural | 29.8% | |
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00)[7] | |
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-PSK | |
| License plates | 60 | |
| Official languages | Russian[8] | |
| http://www.pskov.ru/ | ||
Pskov Oblast (Russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, Pskovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Pskov Oblast borders the countries of Estonia and Latvia, as well as Belarus. It is the westernmost federal subject of contiguous Russia (i.e. excluding the exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast). Its major cities are the administrative center Pskov (pop. 202,000) and Velikiye Luki (pop. 104,000). Area: 55,300 square kilometers (21,400 sq mi). Population: 673,423 (2010 Census).[5]
Andrey Turchak is the current governor.[9] Mikhail Kuznetsov was the governor until he was replaced by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in February 2009, due to economic policy differences.[citation needed]
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One of the most important natural resources of Pskov Oblast is wood. Forest takes up to one third of the territory of the region. Overall stocks of woods as for 1 January 2005 were 331,2 Million cubic meters.[10]
Population: 673,423 (2010 Census);[5] 760,810 (2002 Census);[11] 846,449 (1989 Census).[12]
For the first half of 2007, the birth rate was 9.1 per 1000 [1]
According to the 2010 Census, the ethnic composition was:[5]
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