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Siberia ( Russian: Сиби́рь, common English transliterations: Sibir, Sibir') is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan, constituting all of northern Asia, and extending eastward from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the borders of Mongolia and China. All but the extreme southwestern area of Siberia lies in Russia, and it makes up about 75% of that country's territory.1 Administrative subdivisions
Geographically, Siberia includes the federal subjects of the Urals Federal District, Siberian Federal District and Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, which is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District (see a list of subjects below). From the historical point of view, the whole Russian Far EastThe term Russian Far East ( Russian: ; English transliteration: Dalny Vostok Rossii) refers to the extreme south-east parts of Russia, between Siberian Federal District and the Pacific. The Russian Far East includes the territories of Amur Oblast, Chukotk is considered a part of Siberia.
- Buryat Republic, capital — Ulan UdeUlan-Ude (pop. 254,000), formerly Verkhneudinsk , the capital of Buryatia, Russia, is located at the foot of the mountains and is divided into two parts by the Uda river, a tributary of the Selenga river. It is the third largest city in East Siberia.
- Chita OblastChita Oblast ( Russian: ) (431,500 km², 1995 pop. 1,299,600 est. is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Chita. This southeastern Siberian oblast has extensive international borders with China (, administrative center — ChitaChita ( Russian: ) is a city in Russia, and is the administrative center of Chita Oblast. It is located at the confluence of the Chita and Ingoda rivers. Population: 316,643 ( 2002). Known since 1653, town status since 1851. From 1920 1922 it was the capi
- Irkutsk OblastThe Irkutsk Oblast Russia is located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara, Lena and Nizhnyaya Tunguska rivers, and occupies an area of 767,900 km² (4. 6% of Russia's territory). The Irkutsk Oblast borders with the Buryat and Tuva Republics in, administrative center — IrkutskIrkutsk #x301 , the chief town of the Irkutsk Oblast, is the most important place in Siberia, being not only the largest centre of population and the principal commercial depot north of Tashkent, but a fortified military post, an archbishopric of the Russ
- Republic of KhakassiaKhakassia or Khakasiya #x301 or #x301 is a republic in the Russian Federation located in south central Siberia. It has an area of 61,900 km² ( ranked 49th) and a population of about 575,400. Abakan is the administrative centre of Khakassia, and with a pop, capital — Abakan
- Kemerovo Oblast, administrative center — Kemerovo
- Koryakia Autonomous District
- Krasnoyarsk Krai, administrative center — Krasnoyarsk
- Novosibirsk Oblast, administrative center — Novosibirsk
- Omsk Oblast, administrative center — Omsk
- Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, capital — Yakutsk
- Tomsk Oblast, administrative center — Tomsk
- Tuva Republic, capital — Kyzyl
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