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Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast
En NameMoscow Oblast
Ru NameМосковская область
Latd55
Latm42
Longd36
Longm58
Image CoaCoat of Arms of Moscow oblast.png
Coa CaptionCoat of arms of Moscow Oblast
Image FlagFlag of Moscow oblast.svg
Flag CaptionFlag of Moscow Oblast
Political StatusOblast
Political Status LinkOblasts of Russia
Federal DistrictCentral
Economic RegionCentral
Adm Ctr TypeAdministrative center
Adm Ctr NameNone
Pop 2010census7092941
Pop 2010census Rank2nd
Urban Pop 2010census80.1%
Rural Pop 2010census19.9%
Pop 2010census Ref
Pop 2002census6618538
Pop 2002census Rank2nd
Urban Pop 2002census79.3%
Rural Pop 2002census20.7%
Area Km245900
Area Km2 Rank54th
Established DateJanuary 14, 1929
License Plates50, 90, 150, 190
ISORU-MOS
Gov As OfMarch 2011
Leader TitleGovernor
Leader NameBoris Gromov
LegislatureOblast Duma
Basic Law TypeCharter
Basic Law TitleCharter of Moscow Oblast
DateMarch 2010

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Moscow Oblast ( , Moskovskaya Oblast), or Podmoskovye ( ), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its area, at 45900 km2 (45900000000 m2), is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject. There is no official administrative center of Moscow Oblast; its public authorities are located in Moscow and Krasnogorsk.

The oblast was founded in 1929. It borders Tver Oblast in the northwest, Yaroslavl Oblast in the north, Vladimir Oblast in the northeast and east, Ryazan Oblast in the southeast, Tula Oblast in the south, Kaluga Oblast in the southwest and Smolensk Oblast in the west. In the center stands the federal city of Moscow, which is a separate federal subject in its own right. The oblast is highly industrialized, with its main industrial branches being metallurgy, oil refining, and mechanical engineering, food, energy, and chemical industries.


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