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Khabarovsk Krai (Хаба́ровский кра́й) ( 1995 pop. 1,588,100 est.) in Russia's Far East lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but the krai also occupies a vastmountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk.
1 Geography
Khabarovsk Krai shares its borders with Magadan Oblast on the north, with Sakha Republic and Amur Oblast on the west, with the People's Republic of China and Primorsky Krai on the south, while being limited by the Sea of Okhotsk on the east.
Taiga and tundra in the north, swampy forest in the central depression, and deciduous forest in the south are the natural vegetation in the area.
2 Economy
Major industries include timberworking and fishing, along with metallurgy in the main cities, although the krai's own mineralMinerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. The term "mineral" encompasses not only the material's chemical composition but also the mineral structures. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very comp resources are poorly developed. Komsomolsk-on-AmurKomsomolsk-on-Amur ( Russian: often transliterated directly as Komsomolsk-na-Amure is a city located in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia on the left bank of Amur River. In the Chinese language the city is also known as (Gongqing Cheng). Originally part of imperial is the iron and steel center of the Far East; a pipelineThis article refers to the mechanical, electrical, and software systems meaning of pipeline. For pipelines used to transport fluids like water or petroleum, see pipeline transport. The term pipeline has meaning in electrical and mechanical systems as well from northern SakhalinSakhalin ( Russian: , also Saghalien (Ku Ye Dao, Chinese), or Karafuto ( Japanese: is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50' and 54° 24' N, in East Siberia, Russia. The capital of Sakhalin is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ( Russian: Japa supplies the petroleum-refining industry in the city of KhabarovskKhabarovsk (population 582,700) is the capital city of the Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, some 30 km from the Chinese border. In Chinese, the city is also known as Bl Khabarovsk was founded in 1858 as a military outpost Khabarovka (named after a Russian explore. In the Amur basin, there is also some cultivation of wheataestivum ''T. aethiopicum ''T. araraticum ''T. boeoticum ''T. carthlicum ''T. compactum ''T. dicoccon ''T. durum ''T. ispahanicum ''T. karamyschevii ''T. militinae T. monococcum ''T. polonicum T. spelta ''T. timopheevii ''T. trunciale ''T. turanicum ''T. and soybeanSoybeans ( US) or soya beans ( UK) Glycine max are a high- protein legume (Family Fabaceae) grown as food for both humans and livestock. The word soy comes from Japanese shoyu. Soybeans may be boiled whole (in the green pod) and served with salt, often uns. The capital city, Khabarovsk, is at the junction of the Amur River and the Trans-Siberian railwayThe Trans-Siberian Railway or Trans-Siberian Railroad in Russian, or Transsibirskaya magistral', Transsib), built 1891- 1916, is a network of railways connecting European Russia with Russian Far East provinces. 2 kilometres (5,787 miles) and spanning 8 ti.
3 Demographics
There are some aboriginal peoples of the Manchu- Tungus language family: Evenks and Evens to the north and some Manchu peoples to the south of the Amur river. Some Nivkh (Gilyak), an indigenous fishing people with an isolated language, still live around the Amur river delta.
