Amur Oblast

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Amur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the southeastern part of Siberia along the Amur River, bordering China and known for its resource-based economy and strategic position in the Russian Far East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
federal subject of Russia
oblast of Russia
administrativeCenter Blagoveshchensk
borderRiver Amur River
bordersWith China
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Khabarovsk Krai
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Yakutia
Zabaykalsky Krai
borderType land border with China
capital Blagoveshchensk
capitalOf Amur Oblast
climate continental climate
country Russia
currency Russian ruble
economicRegion Far Eastern Economic Region
federalDistrict Far Eastern Federal District
hasAgriculturalProduct grain
potatoes
soybeans
hasBorderFunction international border region
hasCity Belogorsk
Blagoveshchensk
Svobodny
Tynda
Zeya
hasEconomicCharacteristic resource-based economy
hasEconomicSector agriculture
coal mining
gold mining
hydropower
mining industry
hasNaturalResource coal
gold
hydropower potential
timber
hasRiver Bureya River
Selemdzha River
Zeya River
hasStrategicImportance strategic position in the Russian Far East
hasTown Raychikhinsk
Shimanovsk
Skovorodino
Zavitinsk
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky
hasTransportInfrastructure Baikal–Amur Mainline
Trans-Siberian Railway
locatedIn Amur River basin
Asia
eastern Siberia
southeastern Siberia
locatedOn Amur River
namedAfter Amur River
officialLanguage Russian
partOf Russian Far East
Siberia
timeZone Yakutsk Time
UTCOffset +9


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