Geography
Geographical position
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Total area589.9 thous . Km. Apt.
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Direct access to the seaWhite Sea , the Barents Sea , the Kara Sea
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Regions of the Russian Federation, which borders the regionThe Republic of Karelia , Murmansk , Vologda region , Kirov region , Republic of Komi.
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The distance between Moscow and the regional center1228 km
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TimezoneMSK
The proportion of the working population and the unemployed
The total numer of working poulation is 1111,039 thousand people.
The proportion of the working population as of January 01, 2018 is 48,3%.
The registered unemployment rate as of January - March, 2019 is 6,3%.
The average monthly wage per employee on the period from January till May 2019 amounted to 47 231,8 rubles.
The proportion of population with higher education is 26,5% (census of 2018).
Higher education institutions
Name: Northern State Medical University (NSMU).
Number of students: 10 000.
Name: M.V. Lomonosov Northern Arctic Federal University (M.V. Lomonosov NArFU).
Number of students: 25 900.
Ground transport
M-8 federal highway is a highway of federal significance. Distance from Arkhangelsk to Moscow is 1271 km.
Route R1 is a road of regional significance, connecting the central areas of the Arkhangelsk region with the north-west of the Vologda region. Distance from Arkhangelsk to St. Petersburg is 1181 km.
1181 km – 1271 km
St. Petersburg – Arkhangelsk – Moscow
The Northern Railway
1022 km
Arkhangelsk – Moscow 19 hours 28 minutes
1226 km
Arkhangelsk – St. Petersburg 1 day 6 hours
1151 km
Arkhangelsk – Murmansk 23 hours 09 minutes
Air transport
International Airport Arkhangelsk
There are regular flights to 17 destinations.
Passenger traffic in 2014 amounted to 801,000 persons.
The Arkhangelsk region has the air transportation system that uses a network of local airports. Most airports are located in areas where aviation is the only year-round means of transport. Currently, 23 airports are registered in the Arkhangelsk region, of which only 7 have artificial runways.
Intermunicipal passenger air transportation in the Arkhangelsk region is carried out by JSC “2nd Arkhangelsk United Air Squadron” and “Smart Avia”.
Base airports in the region are Arkhangelsk and Vaskovo.
Arkhangelsk – Moscow 1 hour 40 minutes
Arkhangelsk – St. Petersburg 1 hour 20 minutes
Water transport
Multi-functional commercial port of the year-round navigation is able to handle up to 4.5 mln tons of cargo annually.
The Northern Sea Route is in the immediate vicinity of the White Sea coast of the Arkhangelsk region.
Population of major cities
Arkhangelsk – 348340 people.
Velsk – 22 300people.
Severodvinsk – 182 290 people.
Kotlas - 61 890 people.
Novodvinsk - 38 080 people.
Mirny - 32 030 people.
Mineral resources of the region
Diamonds - 267.75 mln carats
Bauxite - 255 mln tons
Limestone - 21 mln tons