About the Republic of Komi

The date of establishing of the Republic of Komi: August 22, 1921

Capital (population, people): Syktyvkar (251068)

Federal District: North-West Federal District

Cities (regions): 8 (12)

Municipal structure:

municipalities, total – 211
city districts – 5
municipal regions – 15
urban settlements – 16
rural settlements – 175

Territory, thousand sq. km: 416,8 (2,4% of Russia territory)

Length (from South-West to North-East), km: 1275

Location: The extreme North-East of the European part of Russia

Neighbor regions:

Nenets Autonomous region
Arkhangelsk oblast
Yamal-Nenets and Khanty-Mansy Autonomous regions
Sverdlovsk oblast
Perm kray
Kirov oblast

Climate: On the major part of the territory it is moderate-continental with a long winter and a short cool summer

Permanent population, Thousand (on January 1, 2010): 951155

Including urban (rural): 723213 (227942)

Population Density, persons for 1 sq. km: 2,3

Komi population, % to total number of population: 25

Main natural resources in Komi: Oil, coal, natural gas, bauxites, titanium, manganese

Main industrial products: Oil with gas condensate; coal; natural gas; oil refining products (gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil); sawn timber, fiber boards, chip boards, plywood, paper, card board; electric power.