Total Area: 42.1 thousand sq.km., or 0.25 % of the total area of the Russian Federation. Capital: Izhevsk (655 600 people). Major Cities: Votkinsk - 102 000 people, Glazov - 106 000 people, Mozhga - 48 500 people, Sarapul - 107 500 people. Administrative Structure: 5 cities, 25 administrative districts, 11 towns, 2119 small settlements. Geographical Location: The Udmurt Republic is a republic within the Russian Federation situated in the western part of the Middle Urals between the Kama and the Viatka rivers. The distance between Izhevsk, the capital of the Udmurt Republic, and Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, is 1325 km. Population: 1 636 000 people; urban population - 70 %, rural - 30 %. Density of population - 38.2 people per sq.km.
Resources
The main natural resources are timber and oil. There are 113 oil fields in Udmurtia. 96% of oil is sold outside of the Udmurt Republic. Annual production amounts to 7-8 mln. tons.
46% of the territory is covered with forests, half of them - the conifers. 2.8 mln. cubic meters are available for the industrial use. There are reserves of peat, nitrogen and methane, construction materials (quartz sands, clay, lime stone) as well as mineral water and medical mud.
Public Administration in the Udmurt Republic
The Udmurt Republic is a republic within the Russian Federation. In accordance with the Constitution of Udmurtia state power in the Udmurt Republic is exercised by the State Council of the Umdurt Republic, the President of the Udmurt Republic, the Government of the Udmurt Republic, the Constitutional court of the Udmurt Republic, Justices of the peace of the Udmurt Republic.
State power in the Udmurt Republic is exercised on the basis of the separation of the legislative, executive and judiciary branches, as well as delimitation of scopes of authority and powers between the bodies of state power of the Russian Federation and the bodies of state power of the Udmurt Republic.
Economy
The economy of the Udmurt Republic is notable for the diversity of its industries. Oil-extracting www.udmnp.ru, ferrous metallurgy www.izhstal.ru, machine-building www.izhmash.ru, metal-working and wood-processing www.redstar.udm.ru industries play the leading role. These industries comprise the largest potential to establish mutually beneficial cooperation.
Presently, the segment of IT constitutes as little as 0,5% of the market.
However, the great scientific potential of the republic makes this sector of industry very promising.
High Technologies Center (www.htc-cs.com) holds one of the leading positions in this business.
The industry of the republic is a unique complex producing a wide range of weapons and military equipment. As for the civil products, enterprises of Udmurtia are among the leaders in the manufacturing of certain consumer goods, such as hunting and sporting guns, motorcycles, radio and medical equipment.
The structure of the economy is presented in the chart below:
Branches of economy in the Gross Regional Product
Social and economic development of Udmurtia is determined by:
advanced industrial potential, highly qualified personnel of enterprises and research institutions;
favorable location of the Republic in the center of the Urals region;
rich reserves of natural resources;
natural and climatic conditions acceptable for agricultural development;
favorable demographic situation providing labor force for the economy in full.
Transport and Communication
The Udmurt Republic enjoys access to all means of transportation (railways, automobile roads, waterways and air communications) to other regions of Russia and foreign countries.
In the territory of the Udmurt Republic the mobile communication services of the following standards are provided: NMT-450, DAMPS/AMPS, GSM-900 and, in the near future, GSM-1800.
International Trade
In 2002 the development of international trade in the Udmurt Republic is characterized by the increase of exports. The main export partners were Greece, India (military and technical products), Netherlands and Poland (oil), the main import partners - Ukraine, Kazakhstan. In 2002 the Udmurt Republic traded with 67 countries.
International trade in Udmurtia in 2001-2002, mln. USD
Trade Items
2001
2002
International trade turnover
757,6
40,0
Export
665,8
750,0
Oil
469,4
400,0
Oil-based and chemistry products
14,8
12,0
Timber and wooden products
2,4
2,8
Metal and metal products
46,1
55,0
Machines, equipment and transportation means
100,0
160,0
Import
91,8
90,0
Food-stuffs
2,8
1,5
Oil-based and chemistry products
36,3
35,0
Timber and wooden products
0,4
0,2
Metal and metal products
13,2
15,0
Machines, equipment and transportation means
34,8
30,0
Foreign countries, excluding CIS countries
Export
629,3
710,0
Import
49,2
35,0
CIS countries
Export
36,8
40,0
Import
42,6
55,0
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS AND REPUBLICAN INVESTMENT LEGISLATION
International investments in the Udmurt Republic, thousand USD
Investments
Invested in total through January-September, 2002
Accumulated in total as of October 1, 2002
INVESTMENTS - TOTAL
154 801
141 350
DIRECT INVESTMENTS
438
26 495
Inputs in authorized capital
95
25 392
Tangible and intangible assets
–
16 493
Cash
95
8 899
Loans from international co-owners
343
725
Others
–
378
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
313
2 269
INVESTMENTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS
154 050
112 586
Trade loans
–
45
Other loans
154 050
101 775
Loans of the foreign governments against the guarantee of the Russian government
–
10 423
Others
–
343
Source: State Committee for Statistics of UR.
The Udmurt Republic is taking the lead among the regions of the Privolzhsky federal district in international investment per capita.
There are 5 institutions of higher education: the Udmurt State University, the Izhevsk State Technical University, the Izhevsk State Medical Academy, the Izhevsk State Agricultural Academy, the Glazovsky State Pedagogical Institute. These institutions train over 37 thousand students and offer more than 100 majors. There are 2.4 thousand instructors and professors, and over 1.1 thousand of them have scientific degrees.
Contacts
Ministry of International Relations of the Udmurt Republic
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The economy of the Udmurt Republic is notable for the diversity of its industries. Oil-extracting 
