Category Federated state Number 46 | Location Russian Federation Government Oblast Government | |
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Populations 156,996 (Magadan Oblast) – 7,095,120 (Moscow Oblast) Areas 25,000 km (9,500 sq mi) (Oryol Oblast) – 768,000 km (296,500 sq mi) (Irkutsk Oblast) | ||
The Russian Federation is divided into 85 subjects (subyekty), of which 46 are oblasts (Russian: Области; "provinces", sing. oblast).
References
Oblasts of Russia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA