Far Eastern economic region Дальневосточный экономический район (Russian) | |
|---|---|
 Khabarovsk, the largest city in the region | |
.svg) Map of Far Eastern Region | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,952,600 km2 (2,684,400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,975,762 |
| • Density | 1.1472/km2 (2.9711/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | ₽ 7,374 billion US$ 100.286 billion (2021) |
| Time zones | |
| Buryatia | UTC+08:00 (Irkutsk Time) |
| Amur Oblast,Zabaykalsky Krai and most of theSakha Republic(excluding districts in UTC+10:00 and UTC+11:00 time zones) | UTC+09:00 (Yakutsk Time) |
| Jewish Autonomous Oblast,Khabarovsk Krai,Primorsky Krai, and theOymyakonsky,Ust-Yansky andVerkhoyansky districts of theSakha Republic | UTC+10:00 (Vladivostok Time) |
| Magadan Oblast,Sakhalin Oblast, and theAbyysky,Allaikhovsky,Momsky,Nizhnekolymsky,Srednekolymsky andVerkhnekolymsky districts of theSakha Republic | UTC+11:00 (Magadan Time) |
| Chukotka andKamchatka Krai | UTC+12:00 (Kamchatka Time) |
TheFar Eastern Economic Region[a] is one of twelveeconomic regions of Russia.
Until 2018 it encompassed the same area as theFar Eastern Federal District. In 2019 it was enlarged with the addition of theBuryatia Republic andZabaykalsky Krai.[2][3]
The federal subjects are:
This region accounted for 4% of the nationalGRP in 2008. Bordering thePacific Ocean, the region hasKomsomolsk-on-Amur,Khabarovsk,Yakutsk, andVladivostok as its chief cities. Machinery is produced, and lumbering, fishing, hunting, and fur trapping are important. TheTrans-Siberian Railroad follows theAmur andUssuri rivers and terminates at the port of Vladivostok.[4]
