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Economic regions of Russia
Russia is divided into eleven economic regions (Russian: экономические районы, sing. экономический район; English transliteration: ekonomicheskiye rayony, sing. ekonomichesky rayon). This division is different from the division into federal districts; it is done only for economic and statistical purposes.
- Central (Russian: Центральный; English tranlsliteration: Tsentralny)
- Central-Chernozem (Russian: Центрально-чернозёмный; English tranlsliteration: Tsentralno-Chernozyomny)
- East Siberia (Russian: Восточная Сибирь; English tranlsliteration: Vostochnaya Sibir)
- Far East (Russian: Дальний Восток; English tranlsliteration: Dalny Vostok)
- North (Russian: Северный; English tranlsliteration: Severny)
- North Caucasus (Russian: Северный Кавказ; English tranlsliteration: Severny Kavkaz)
- Northwest (Russian: Северо-западный; English tranlsliteration: Severo-Zapadny)
- Povolzhye (Russian: Поволжье; English tranlsliteration: Povolzhye)(named indirectly after the Volga River)
- Urals (Russian: Урал; English tranlsliteration: Ural)
- Volga-Vyatka (Russian: Волго-Вятский; English tranlsliteration: Volgo-Vyatsky)
- West Siberia (Russian: Западная Сибирь; English tranlsliteration: Zapadnaya Sibir)
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