Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Нене́цкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук) Nenyotse avtonomhoy ngokruk, or Nenetsia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast).
It has an area of 176,700 km² and population of 41,546 as of the 2002 Census (the smallest of all federal subjects by population), 18,611 of whom live in Naryan-Mar, the administrative center.
The Nenets language has official status ...
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Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Нене́цкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук) Nenyotse avtonomhoy ngokruk, or Nenetsia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast).
It has an area of 176,700 km² and population of 41,546 as of the 2002 Census (the smallest of all federal subjects by population), 18,611 of whom live in Naryan-Mar, the administrative center.
The Nenets language has official status along with Russian in the district.
The arctic ecology of this area has a number of unique features derived from the extreme temperatures and unique geologic province. Polar bears are found in this locale; in fact, the sub-population found here is a genetically distinct taxon associated with the Barents Sea region.
Nenetsia is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Population (2002): 41,546.
Vital statistics (2005):
Birth rate was 16.4 in the first half of 2008.
Ethnic groups:
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