North Caucasian Federal District

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The North Caucasian Federal District is an administrative region of Russia located in the North Caucasus, known for its ethnically diverse republics and strategic position between Europe and Asia.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
North Caucasian economic region 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal district of Russia
administrativeCenter Pyatigorsk
borderedBy Abkhazia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Southern Federal District
Volga Federal District
capital Pyatigorsk
country Russia
economicFocus agriculture
energy
tourism
federalSubjectCount 7
formedOn 2010-01-19
governedBy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Central Federal District
surface form: Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy
hasBorderSecurityImportance yes
hasEthnicDiversity high
hasKrai Stavropol Krai NERFINISHED
hasMajorCity Grozny
Makhachkala NERFINISHED
Nalchik NERFINISHED
Stavropol NERFINISHED
Vladikavkaz
hasMountainousTerrain yes
hasReligiousDiversity yes
hasRepublic Chechnya
surface form: Chechen Republic

Kabardino-Balkaria
surface form: Kabardino-Balkar Republic

Karachay-Cherkessia
surface form: Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Russian Federation (Dagestan)
surface form: Republic of Dagestan

Ingushetia
surface form: Republic of Ingushetia

North Ossetia
surface form: Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
hasSecurityIssues yes
includesMountainRange Greater Caucasus
includesRegion North Caucasus
isOneOf 8 federal districts of Russia
languageUsed Russian
locatedIn North Caucasus
locatedOnContinent Asia
Europe
majorReligion Islam
Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Russian Orthodoxy
officialLanguage Russian
partOf southern Russia
surface form: Southern Russia
separatedFrom Southern Federal District
strategicPosition between Europe and Asia
timeZone MSK (UTC+3)
usesCurrency Russian ruble

Referenced by (13)

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Volga Federal District borderedByFederalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District
Southern Federal District borders North Caucasian Federal District
North Caucasus containsFederalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District
European Russia containsRegion North Caucasian Federal District
Derbent federalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District
Kabardino-Balkaria federalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District
Karachay-Cherkessia federalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District
Stavropol Krai federalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District
Vladikavkaz locatedInFederalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District
Dagestan partOf North Caucasian Federal District
this entity surface form: North Caucasian economic region
Karachay-Cherkessia partOf North Caucasian Federal District
Krasnodar Krai partOf North Caucasian Federal District
this entity surface form: North Caucasian economic region
Chechnya region North Caucasian Federal District