East Siberian Economic Region Восточно-Сибирский экономический район (Russian) | |
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.jpg) Krasnoyarsk, the largest city in the region | |
.svg) Map of East Siberian Economic Region | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,371,816 km2 (1,301,865 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,096,127 |
| • Density | 1.807965/km2 (4.682609/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | ₽ 5,386 billion US$ 73.250 billion (2021) |
TheEast Siberian Economic Region[a] is one of twelveeconomic regions of Russia.
In this area of plateaus, mountains, and river basins, the major cities—Krasnoyarsk andIrkutsk—are located along the Trans-Siberian Railroad. There are hydroelectric stations atBratsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Irkutsk.Coal,gold,graphite,iron ore,aluminum ore,zinc, andlead are mined in the area, and livestock is raised.[2]
| Federal subject | Federal district |
|---|---|
| Irkutsk Oblast | Siberian Federal District |
| Republic of Khakassia | Siberian Federal District |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | Siberian Federal District |
| Tuva Republic | Siberian Federal District |
The East Siberian economic region accounted for 4 per cent of the national GRP in 2008. This sparsely populated region between Europe and Asia has high wage levels and also a relatively large portion of employees in the newprivate sector. Productivity is also high by Russian standards.
It ranks especially low in the migration of people into the region and population change, and in the expectation of life to improve and evaluation of the national economy.[3]
