Leningrad Region

Information source: the official portal of Region Administration, http://lenobl.ru/

Geographical location, climate

Located in the North-West of Russia. The state border between Russia and Finland and Estonia. The climate is temperate continental, humid. Average temperatures: January 10°С below zero, July +17 ° C.

Population

Population of about 1.63 million people. Among them: the urban population is 66.4%, rural - 34%. 47% of the population is of working age.

Natural resources

Natural resources: bauxite, clay, phosphate rock, slate, granite, limestone, sand. In the area there are over 80 mineral deposits.

Transport system

Length of roads is more than 13 thousand km. Now a ring road around St. Petersburg is building.

The length of railways is over 3 thousand km, of which 30% is electrified. Density of rail is 32 km per 1000 sq. km. km. Turnover - more than 100 million tons. / Year.

Navigable waterways - 1908 km. River ports are Leningradsky, with modern equipment for the processing and transport of goods, Podporozhsky, Sviritsky. The region has Primorsk, Vysotsk, Ust-Luga, Vyborg seaports.

Airports: Pulkovo 1 - services to domestic airlines and Pulkovo 2 - services international airlines.

List of companies in the region 

The regional economic development involving international companies: automobile JSC "Ford Motor Company", tobacco factory JSC "Philip Morris Izhora", divisions of tire concern "Nokian Tyres" LLC "Nokian Tyre" and LLC "Nokian Tyres', a subsidiary of construction group "Olsiz Group SA", specializing in the pipe-laying works, LLC "Olsiz Deepwater Contractors SA", a manufacturer of food products "Kraft Foods", oil company "Rosneft" and "Bashneft". Moreover, the key players of foreign economic relations are Refinery Ltd "PO" Kirishinefteorgsintez ",phosphate fertilizer factory LLC" PG "Phosphorite" ,"Metakhim" ,Tikhvin Railway Car Building Plant, Tikhvin Ferroalloy Plant and the Vyborg Shipyard.