West Siberian Economic Region
economic region of Russia
The West Siberian Economic Region is one of the twelve economic regions of Russia.
This vast plain—marshy and thinly populated in the north, hilly in the south—is of growing economic importance, mostly due to the abundance of natural resources: oil, coal, wood, water. There are vast oilfields in the West Siberian petroleum basin, and Russia's largest oil refinery is the Omsk Refinery. The Kuznetsk Basin around Kemerovo and Novokuznetsk is a center of coal mining, and the production of iron, steel, machinery, and chemicals. Logging is a significant industry throughout the region. Hydroelectric stations dam the Ob near Novosibirsk and Kamen-na-Obi. The navigable Ob-Irtysh watershed covers most of this area, and the southern part is also criss-crossed by the Trans-Siberian, South Siberian and Turkestan-Siberian rail lines. Agricultural products include wheat, rice, oats, and sugar beets, and livestock is raised.
Composition
Altai Krai (part of Siberian Federal District)
Altai Republic (part of Siberian Federal District)
Kemerovo Oblast (part of Siberian Federal District)
Novosibirsk Oblast (part of Siberian Federal District)
Omsk Oblast (part of Siberian Federal District)
Tomsk Oblast (part of Siberian Federal District)
Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug (part of Ural Federal District)
Tyumen Oblast (part of Ural Federal District)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (part of Ural Federal District)
Socio-economic indicators
West Siberian economic region accounted for 21% of the national GRP in 2008. The official economic statistics give a positive profile to this region.
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