ABSTRACT
This chapter provides all basic political, economic, and demographic data on a territorial unit of the Russian Federation, the Vladimir Oblast. Vladimir Oblast is located in the middle of European Russia, about 200 km east of Moscow. The oblast acquired its present borders in 1944, uniting parts of Moscow, Ivanovo, and Gorkii oblasts. The oblast is one of the most economically developed areas of the Central Economic Region. In terms of industrial output, the oblast ranks among Russia’s top twenty regions. The governor has also been working on a more conservative project that would grant the oblast administration shares of enterprises located in the region. The oblast ranks among Russia’s top twenty regions in terms of industrial output, manufacturing over 30,000 different products that are exported to more than 70 foreign countries.
