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Khabarovsk Krai at a Glance 1 Governor’s Greeting Khabarovsk Krai is the geographic, administrative, research and industrial center of the Russian Far East. As such, it offers excellent, competitive opportunities for potential investors. It also hosts a wide range of amenities making it an attractive investment destination. The region is industrially developed, offers some of the shortest transport routes connecting West and East, is rich in mineral resources, and has first-rate energy and transport infrastructure. Khabarovsk Krai is a large industrial region with highly developed industries, including heavy machinery manufacturing, oil processing, timber processing, power generation, mining and fisheries. The introduction of new technologies and modern equipment is the way to build up its industrial capacity, utilizing its many existing strengths. We understand that it is not easy to attract investors. Therefore, we are eager to demonstrate the region’s amenable, established and transparent environments for doing business. Our projects offer new opportunities for trade and investment cooperation. We are ready to streamline favorable conditions for implementing joint projects with overseas partners and to continue to improve the investment climate. We invite you to this beautiful region of Russia to get new experiences and earn a profit in Khabarovsk Krai. Your success is our priority! Vyacheslav Shport Governor of Khabarovsk Krai 2 Khabarovsk Krai at a Glance 10 Khabarovsk Krai Located in the Russian Far East, this region is one of the largest of the Russian Federation. 2 Area Khabarovsk Krai occupies 787 square km, constituting 4.5% of Russia’s territory. It’s area stretches 1780 km from south to north and between 125 to 750 km from west to east. It is within the 9th 9 time zone, placing it 7 hours ahead of Moscow. The distance from Khabarovsk to Moscow by rail is 8533 km and by air, 6075 km. 15 16 It shares a 250 km border with the People’s Republic of China and 12 neighbors numerous Russian districts: Primorsk y Krai, A murskaya and Magadan Oblasts, the Jewish Autonomous Region, and the 4 7 Republic of Sakha (Yakutiya). From the East, Krai is washed by 14 the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan and is separated from 5 Sakhalin Island by the Nevelskoy Strait and the Strait of Tartary. 1 8 13 Its coastline stretches for 2.5 thousand km and abounds with many 17 bays. In addition to its mainland territory, it comprises several 17 islands, most of which are located in the Shantar Islands chain. 11 6 Climate 3 The climate of the region is monsoonal, characterized by cold winters and humid, hot summers. The average temperature in July is +24°С and in January,–20°С. 1. Amursky Municipality 2. Ayano-Maysky Municipality Population 3. Bikinsky Municipality As of January 1, 2012, the population of the region was 4. Vaninsky Municipality 1342.5 thousand. Of this, the urban population comprises 5. Verkhnebureinsky Municipality 82%, most of which reside in two major cities: Khabarovsk and 6. Vyazemsky Municipality 7. Komsomolsky Municipality Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The population density is 1.7 people per 8. Nanaisky Municipality square meter and the majority of residents are of Russian ethnicity. 9. Nikolaevsky Municipality 10. Okhotsky Municipality Regional center 11. Lazo Municipality Khabarovsk Krai comprises 17 municipal areas and 2 cities 12. Polina Osipenko Municipality 13. Sovetsko-Gavansky Municipality (Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur). The capital of the 14. Solnechny Municipality Far Eastern Federal District and the regional government 15. Tuguro-Chumykansky Municipality of Khabarovsk Krai is located in Khabarovsk City, a metropolitan 16. Ulchsky Municipality area of 584.7 thousands of people. 17. Khabarovsky Municipality 3 Economic Potential of Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai possesses vast and diverse natural resources- land, water, forests terrestrial and aquatic biological resources, and great mineral wealth. In fact, the Krai’s resource wealth plays an important role beyond the Far East. Across Russia, the state is famous for its forests, fish species, furs, non-ferrous and precious metal ores, abundant clean water resources, and deposits of coal and lignite. According to preliminary assessments, oil and gas reserves alone are estimated to be 500 million tons. Au Au Natural Resources Minerals With regards to Khabarovsk Krai’s mineral wealth, deposits can be leased by conducing tenders and international bids. The prospects are extensive. Currently, the state is a major supplier of raw tin. Au Pt Ore deposits are diverse, containing commercial concentrations Au of tin, copper, silver, tungsten, bismuth and indium. In addition to Au Au discoveries of beryllium, zirconium and phosphorites, explorations Al have also identified prospective titanium ore complexes. Alunite Hg ore, the raw material for the aluminum industry, has been found Mn Au in the Lower Priamurye region. Fe Hg Fe Au As for precious metals, gold ore is also mined within Khabarovsk Fe Al Krai, with forecast resources of hard-rock gold exceeding the Sn sum of already explored reserved by five to six times. Complex Sn gold-silver, polymetallic and other ores contain silver as well. Sn In addition to the above minerals, Khabarovsk Krai possesses significant deposits of zeolites, kaolinic raw materials, cement raw materials, basalts, minerals used in the construction industry, semi-precious stones, agates, jasper, white agates and a number of ornamental and facade stones. Marshes and lakes contain major deposits of peat and sapropel and fields of thermal and potable mineral waters have been explored and are operational as well. The priority areas for development of Khabarovsk Krai’s mineral resource base are the exploration of hard-rock deposits of noble metals, tin, copper, coal, rare and rare-earth metals, and oil and gas resources found on the mainland within the continental shelf. 4 Biological Resources Almost the entire territory of Khabarovsk Krai is composed of land and those exploited for fur while reindeer, ermine and wolverine providing biological products. Of this area, agricultural land use reside in the Far North. predominates, employing 665.5 thousand hectares. Timber resources in Khabarovsk Krai constitute a quarter of Russia’s In the Khabarovsk region there are estimated to be about Far Eastern stock and more than 6% of timber resources in all 210,000 rivers with a total combined length of approximately of Russia. The entire forest reserves, regionally occupying 584 thousand km in length. Most of these rivers belong to the 51 million hectares, are under state proprietorship. Total periodic Amur River system; one of the biggest rivers in Russia with yield across the region constitutes 24.1 million cubic meters per a total length of 4440 km, 1500 km of which lies across the year and the economic yield at the modern technological level region’s territory. is 15.6 million cubic meters of timber per year. Regional rivers and lakes hold more than 100 fish species, Ninety-eight percent of Krai’s territory is considered hunting including sturgeon. Additional, significant, biological resources grounds. Coniferous forest areas are a habitat for hoofed animals are concentrated in the coastal waters of Japan, in particular the Sea of Okhotsk. Major Industries Khabarovsk Krai is one of the most developed territories in the The major electric and thermal power generators in the regions Russian Far East. In terms of per capita gross regional product are managed by Khabarovskaya Generatsiya, a branch of Far- (GRP), it holds the 16th place nationally. Among its developed Eastern Generating Company (DGK ), whose electric power and diversified production sectors, defense production facilities constitutes 2289.6 MW, thermal power — 6521.4 Gcal/hour. are the core of Khabarovsk Krai’s economy. The Krai is also the only major producer of petroleum products, steel and rolled A program of fundamental modernization of the region’s stock in the Russian Far East. refineries is aimed to improve product quality, to increase the processing depth of oil by more than 90%, and to broaden the Regionally, the leading economic sectors are services (above product range. From 2013–2015, the production of petroleum 30%), transport and communications (above 16%), production products will be upgraded in compliance with Euro-5 standards. (circa 18%), trade and construction (14%, respectively). More than half of all industrial production is provided by A network of trunk gas pipelines, totaling 1.5 thousand km, manufacturing sectors. Other major industries include the fuel- is operational in the region, currently providing gas to fifteen and-power sector (42% of industrial production), ferrous and localities. A project for the construction of the Sakhalin- nonferrous metallurgy (28%), and food production (circa 12%). Khabarovsk-Vladivostok trunk gas pipeline is in development, with a length of 1.7 thousand km, 1.0 thousand km of which A number of major projects have been implemented to modernize is located in Khabarovsk Krai. The Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean the regional economy. Of chief importance among them trunk oil pipeline with branches to Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk is high-tech aircraft engineering on the base of Komsomolsk- refineries is under construction while the construction of a high- on-Amur Aircraft Production Association. The production of capacity gas pipeline from fields in Yakutiya to the coast of the modern SU-35S fighters has been successfully realized, the Pacific Ocean is in the planning stages. The construction of oil testing of fifth-generation fighters is currently in progress, and and gas pipelines across the region also provides opportunities for the production of SSJ-100 passenger aircrafts was recently the development of future petrochemical facilities. initiated. The participation of more than thirty leading world manufacturers of systems and components in the project has Modernization processes in the mining industry are also paved the way for international cooperation while promising the taking place. New mining and processing facilities have high export potential of subsequent products.
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