According to a 2012 survey [31] 69.2% of the population of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 2% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 2% are Orthodox Christian believers without belonging to any church or members of other Orthodox churches , and 1% are adherents of the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery). In addition, 15% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 10% is atheist , and 0.8% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question. [31]
The oblast ranks seventh in Russia in industrial output. Processing industries predominate in the local economy. More than 650 industrial companies employ nearly 700,000 people, or 62% of the workforce involved in material production. Industry generates 83% of the regional GDP and accounts for 89% of all material expenditures. The leading sectors are engineering and metalworking, followed by chemical and petrochemical industries and forestry, woodworking, and paper industries. The first three sectors account for about 75% of all industrial production.
The oblast has traditionally been attractive to investors. In 2002, Moody's rating agency confirmed a Caa1rating based on the region's long-term foreign currency liabilities. [32]
The region maintains trade relations with many countries and has an export surplus. The largest volume of exports goes to Ukraine , Belarus , Switzerland , Kazakhstan , Belgium , and France . Imports come mainly from Ukraine , Germany , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Austria , Netherlands , China , and the United States .
The stock market infrastructure is quite well developed in Nizhny Novgorod, and the exchange business is expanding. Companies and organizations registered in the region include 1153 joint-stock companies, 63 investment institutions, 34 commercial banks, 35 insurance companies, 1 voucher investment fund, 1 investment fund, 17 nongovernmental pension funds, 2 associations of professional stock market dealers, and 3 exchanges (stock, currency, and agricultural). The oblast is noted for having relatively highly developed market relations. Today, the region needs serious partners interested in equitable, long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships.
There are 650+ industrial companies in the region, [33] most of them engaged in the following sectors:
These key industries are supplemented by other sectors of the economy such as agriculture, trade, services, communications and transport.
Narrow gauge railways in the region:
Kstovsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kstovsky Municipal District . It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,225 square kilometers (473 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kstovo. Population: 112,823 ; 46,759 (2002 Census) ; 47,917 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Kstovo accounts for 59.1% of the district's total population.
Chkalovsk is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 95 kilometers (59 mi) northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 12,368.
Ardatovsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Ardatovsky Municipal District . It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,887.6 square kilometers (728.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Ardatov. Population: 26,428 ; 30,346 (2002 Census) ; 32,361 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Ardatov accounts for 36.2% of the district's total population.
Arzamassky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Arzamassky Municipal District . It is located in the southern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,016.9 square kilometers (778.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Arzamas. Population: 43,723 ; 46,086 (2002 Census) ; 54,491 (1989 Soviet census) .
Bogorodsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Bogorodsky Municipal District . It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,459 square kilometers (563 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Bogorodsk. Population: 65,677 ; 30,864 (2002 Census) ; 33,693 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Bogorodsk accounts for 54.1% of the district's total population.
Buturlinsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Buturlinsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,105.2 square kilometers (426.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Buturlino. Population: 14,471 ; 16,723 (2002 Census) ; 16,792 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Buturlino accounts for 44.3% of the district's total population.
Gaginsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Gaginsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,064.2 square kilometers (410.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Gagino. Population: 12,444 ; 15,079 (2002 Census) ; 17,473 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Gagino accounts for 31.3% of the district's total population.
Knyagininsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Knyagininsky Municipal District . It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 769.9 square kilometers (297.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Knyaginino. Population: 11,922 ; 12,758 (2002 Census) ; 12,827 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Knyaginino accounts for 56.3% of the district's total population.
Krasnooktyabrsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnooktyabrsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeast of the oblast.
Sechenovsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sechenovsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 991 square kilometers (383 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Sechenovo. Population: 15,446 ; 17,741 (2002 Census) ; 19,338 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Sechenovo accounts for 34.1% of the district's total population.
Sergachsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sergachsky Municipal District . It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,243.8 square kilometers (480.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sergach. Population: 31,296 ; 35,779 (2002 Census) ; 42,588 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Sergach accounts for 68.3% of the district's total population.
Shatkovsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shatkovsky Municipal District . It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,440.7 square kilometers (556.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Shatki. Population: 27,018 ; 28,841 (2002 Census) ; 30,364 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Shatki accounts for 35.7% of the district's total population.
Tonkinsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tonkinsky Municipal District . It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,018.5 square kilometers (393.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Tonkino. Population: 9,007 ; 11,097 (2002 Census) ; 12,551 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Tonkino accounts for 56.7% of the district's total population.
Tonshayevsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tonshayevsky Municipal District . It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,353.1 square kilometers (908.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Tonshayevo. Population: 20,219 ; 20,038 (2002 Census) ; 19,588 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Tonshayevo accounts for 22.6% of the district's total population.
Urensky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Urensky Municipal District . It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,102.7 square kilometers (811.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Uren. Population: 30,106 ; 32,045 (2002 Census) ; 36,847 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Uren accounts for 40.9% of the district's total population.
Vachsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vachsky Municipal District . It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 979.5 square kilometers (378.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Vacha. Population: 19,979 ; 23,349 (2002 Census) ; 29,198 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Vacha accounts for 30.0% of the district's total population.
Varnavinsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Varnavinsky Municipal District . It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,523.4 square kilometers (974.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Varnavino. Population: 13,366 ; 15,867 (2002 Census) ; 15,130 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Varnavino accounts for 26.0% of the district's total population.
Volodarsky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Volodarsky Municipal District . It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,045.6 square kilometers (403.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Volodarsk. Population: 58,807 ; 59,498 (2002 Census) . The population of Volodarsk accounts for 16.9% of the district's total population.
Voskresensky District is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Voskresensky Municipal District . It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,554.5 square kilometers (1,372.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Voskresenskoye. Population: 21,645 ; 25,083 (2002 Census) ; 29,360 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Voskresenskoye accounts for 28.6% of the district's total population.
Arya is an urban locality in Urensky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,015 (2010 Russian census) ; 5,016 (2002 Census) ; 5,481 (1989 Soviet census) .
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Valley Forge Dbq. The winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge is a period in American history that is often romanticized for its tales of perseverance, sacrifice, and endurance. However, the reality of the harsh conditions faced by the Continental Army during this time reveals a darker and more challenging chapter in the fight for independence.
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During the harsh winter of 1777-1778, the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, encamped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. This period has become a symbol of endurance and resilience in American history, as the soldiers faced dire conditions, including severe cold, inadequate supplies, and disease.
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Valley Forge is a winter camp that was developed in the year 1777 to prepare Washington's army for war. The 18,000 soldiers would have to train for 7 months in the cold weather with limited supplies. I would leave Valley Forge, because from 18,000 healthy soldiers, soon became 7,000 soldiers getting ill, and 2,500 end up dying (Document A).
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Valley Forge DBQ. 520 Words3 Pages. Valley Forge was a winter camp 18 miles away from Philadelphia, where George Washington took his troops during 1777 and 1778. The British army is comfortable in Philadelphia, while Valley Forge has harsh conditions with the cold weather and the lack of supplies. I will not reenlist when my 9-month enlistment ...
Valley Forge Dbq Questions And Answers. It was freezing, feet and hands numb, stomach growling at me like a bear. I needed to leave. It was 1777, George Washington and his troops arrived at Valley Forge. It was "1 mile away from Pennsylvania" (Background Essay) and nowhere to really go, and no one really wanted to go.
In Dec of 1866,Washington had a camp in valley forge Pennsylvania where he trained his soldiers. One day Washington had someone named the congressmen to come and help him and his soldiers out. That means the soldiers are in bad shape as in no supplies no shoes or food nothing. In Doc.B it says that the congressmen stayed several weeks with ...
Valley Forge Dbq Essay. George Washington had led the Continental Army through battle after battle, and only won two minor battles. While the British set up comfortable quarters in Philadelphia, George Washington had his men build uniform huts in Valley Forge, a few miles away. Sickness and disease ran rampant, and conditions were torturous.
Essay On Valley Forge Dbq. 506 Words3 Pages. Smoke, sickness, and no shelter are all things that a soldier would not want to see; Valley Forge is something no one would have ever wanted to see. I have been fighting for nine months and my mother is dying; I will not be re-enlisting. Would you have re-enlisted or quit fighting for yourself and/or ...
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Nizhny Novgorod, colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is Russia's fifth largest city, ranking after Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg.
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Нижегоро́дская о́бласть nee-zhyh-gah-ROHT-skuh-yuh OH-bluhst’) is a region in the Upper Volga, bordering Ryazan Oblast to the southwest, Vladimir Oblast to the west, Ivanovo Oblast to the northwest, Kostroma Oblast to the north, Kirov Oblast to the northeast, Mari El to the east, Chuvashia to the southeast, and Mordovia to the south.
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Нижегородская область, romanized: Nizhegorodskaya oblast' ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,119,115 as of the 2021 Census. From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast (R