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Moscow region

Moscow Oblast
Московская область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —

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Coat of arms
Anthem: none
Coordinates: 55°42′N 36°58′E / 55.700°N 36.967°E / 55.700; 36.967Coordinates: 55°42′N 36°58′E / 55.700°N 36.967°E / 55.700; 36.967
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Central
Economic region Central
Established January 14, 1929
Administrative center None
Government (as of January 2016)
 • Governor Andrey Vorobyov
 • Legislature Oblast Duma
Statistics
Area 
 • Total 44,300 km2 (17,100 sq mi)
Area rank 55th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 7,095,120
 • Rank 2nd
 • Density 160.16/km2 (414.8/sq mi)
 • Urban 80.1%
 • Rural 19.9%
Population (January 2015 est.)
 • Total 7,231,068
Time zone(s) MSK (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-MOS
License plates 50, 90, 150, 190, 750
Official languages Russian
Official website

Moscow Oblast (Russian: Моско́вская о́бласть, tr. Moskovskaya oblast; IPA: [mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]), or Podmoskovye (Russian: Подмоско́вье; IPA: [pədmɐˈskovʲjə], literally " Moscow"), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 7,095,120 (2010 Census) living in an area of 44,300 square kilometers (17,100 sq mi), it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and is the second most populous federal subject. The oblast has no official administrative center; its public authorities are located in Moscow and across other locations in the oblast.

Moscow Oblast borders Tver Oblast in the northwest, Yaroslavl Oblast in the north, Vladimir Oblast in the northeast and east, Ryazan Oblast in the southeast, Tula Oblast in the south, Kaluga Oblast in the southwest, and Smolensk Oblast in the west. In the center stands the federal city of Moscow, which is a separate federal subject in its own right. The oblast is highly industrialized, with its main industrial branches being metallurgy, oil refining, and mechanical engineering, food, energy, and chemical industries.


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