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The Primorsky Krai ( Russian: Примо́рский край), also known as "Primorye" (Примо́рье), is one of Russia's 89 federal subjects (also referred to as "members of the Federation"). Krai is a term used to refer to several of Russia's administrative units. Primorsky means maritime in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as the Maritime Province. It is located at the southern extreme of the Russian Far East, bordering China, North Korea, and the Khabarovsk Krai, and separated from Japan by the Sea of Japan.
- Area — 165,900 km².
- Population — 2,301,700.
- Administrative center - Vladivostok.
- Governor — Sergey Mikhaylovich Darkin.
- Borders length — over 3,000 km (1,860 mi), including 1350 km (837 mi) of the sea borders.
- Highest peak — Anik Mountain (1,933 m — 6,340 ft).
- Average annual temperature — -10°C (14°F) in the North of the Province, +5°C (41°F) on the Southern Coast.
- Average annual precipitation — 720 mm (28 in).
- Largest cities — Vladivostok (pop. 659,000), Nakhodka (pop. 192,000), UssuriyskFounded in 1866. The population is 155,800 people (in 2003). Highway distance to Vladivostok: 111 km (69 miles). The city of Ussuriysk ( Russian: sits in the middle of a fertile valley at the junction of three rivers in Primorsky Krai, Russia, at 43. (pop. 162,000), ArtyomBasic Information The city of Artyom ( Russian: is situated in the northern part of the Muravyova-Amurskogo Peninsula , Primorsky Krai, Russia, at 44. 16° North, 133. 28° East ( The World Gazetteer). It is a part of the Vladivostok area. Population 61,200 (pop. 115,000).
- Average life expectancyIn demography, life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average, or mathematical expected value, of the remaining lifetime of an individual in the given group. For non-human organisms the term lifespan is often used to indicate the average length o in 1994 — 62.5 years (male — 56.8, female — 69.4).
- Railroads length — 1,628 km (1,009 miles) (of which 345 km (214 miles) are electrified).
- Automobile roads length — 12,633 km (7,832 miles).
1 Geography
Primorsky Krai, bordered by China, North Korea, and warm, non-freezing waters of the Sea of Japan, is the extreme South-Eastern region of Russia, located between 42° and 48° North Latitude and 130° and 139° East Longitude. It is stretched in the meridianalMeridian is: Meridian (astronomy): an imaginary circle perpendicular to the horizon. Meridian (geography): either half or a full great circle that connects the Earth's poles. Meridian (TCM): an important concept in traditional Chinese medicine. The name o direction, the distance from its extreme Northern point to the extreme Southern point totals about 900 km (558 mi). Highlands dominate the territory of the Krai. Most of the territory is mountainous, and almost 80% is forested. The average height is about 500 m (1,640 ft). The highest peak of Primorye is Anik Mountain (1,933 m - 6,340 ft). Sikhote-Alin is a mountainous formation, extending for the most part of the Krai. It consists of a number of parallel ranges - the Partizansky , the Siny (Blue), the Kholodny (Cold), and others. There are many carst caves in the South of Primorye. The relatively accessible Spyashchaya Krasavitsa cave (the Sleeping Beauty) in the Ussuriysky Nature Preserve could be recommended for tourists. There are comparatively well-preserved fragments of the ancient volcanoes in the area. The ranges are cut by the picturesque narrow and deep valleys of the rivers and by large brooks, such as the Partizanskaya , the Kiyevka , the Zerkalnaya , the Cheryomukhovaya , the Yedinka , the Samarga , the Bikin , and the Bolshaya Ussurka . Most rivers in the Krai have rocky bottoms and limpid water. The largest among them is the Ussuri, with a length of 903 km (560 miles). The head of the Ussuri River originates 20 km (12 miles) to the East of Oblachnaya Mountain . The vast Prikhankayskaya Lowland extends into the West and the South-West of Primorye, carpeted by coniferous-deciduous forests. A part of the Lowland surrounding the largest lake in the Russian Far East, Khanka Lake , is occupied by a forest-steppe.
The geographic location of Primorye accounts for the variety of its flora - there are the mountainous tundra areas, conifers and coniferous-deciduous forests, forest-steppe, which is sometimes called the Far Eastern Prairie , where the ancient plant species have been preserved: the ferns, the lotus, the Chozenia Willow , etc. The fauna of Primorye is also diverse, the following animals are found in the Krai: the Ussuri black bear (Ursus thibetanis), the Amur tiger, the leopard, the lynx, the wild boar, the Manchurian deer (Cervus elaphus xanthopygos), the roe deer, the musk deer, the goral (Nemorhaedus goral), the sika deer, the sable, the mandarinka duck (Aix galericulata), the black stork (Ciconia nigra), the scaly goosander (Mergus squamatus), the Japanese starling (Sturnia philippensis), the black griffon (Aegypius monachus), the large-winged cuckoo ( Cuculidae family), and others. Among 690 species of birds inhabiting the territory of the former USSR, 350 are found in Primorye.
Primorye is one of the few places where the forests are still pristine, comparable in terms of passability to a tropical jungle. The climate conditions of the Krai are also extraordinary. All this makes Primorye one of the unique regions of the Earth, and it undoubtedly must excite the interest of all lovers of nature and those willing to test their strength.
