Russian Far East

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The term Russian Far East ("Dal'nii Vostok" in Russian) refers to the extreme south-east parts of Russia, between Siberian Federal District and the Pacific.

The Russian Far East includes the territories of Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsk Krai and Sakhalin. Major cities in the Russian Far East include Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

The Russian Far East should not be confused with Siberia, which - at least to the Russian mind - does not stretch all the way to the Pacific.

Russian Far East also is the name of a Russian federal district. It consists of the following subdivisions:

1. Amur Oblast 2. Jewish Autonomous Oblast 3. Kamchatka Oblast 3a. Koryakia 4. Khabarovsk Krai 5. Magadan Oblast 5a. Chukotka 6. Sakha * 7. Sakhalin Oblast 8. Maritime Province

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External links

• Official site: Federal Cadaster Center of Russia -- Administrative maps of Russia (legends in Russian)
• http://baikaland.tripod.com/russia/dfo.html

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Russian_Far_East" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Far_East, used under the GNU Free Documentation License