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Ryazan Oblast (English) Рязанская область (Russian)
Coat of Arms	Flag
Coat of arms of Ryazan Oblast	Flag of Ryazan Oblast
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Country	Russia
Administrative center	Ryazan
Established	n/a
Political status Federal district Economic region	Oblast Central Central
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Area - Rank within Russia	39,600 km² 58
Population ( 2002) - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural	1,227,910 inhabitants 44 31 inhab. / km² n/a n/a
Official language	Russian
Governor	Oleg Kovalyov
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Ryazan Oblast (Russian: Ряза́нская о́бласть, Ryazanskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It has an area of 39,600 km² and a population of 1,227,910 (as of the 2002 Census). Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which with a population of 535,000 is the region's largest city.

Geography

Ryazan Oblast borders Vladimir Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (NE), Republic of Mordovia (E), Penza Oblast (SE), Tambov Oblast (S), Lipetsk Oblast (SW), Tula Oblast (W), and Moscow Oblast (NW).

Time zone

Ryazan Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

Birth Rate

For the first half of 2007, the birth rate was 8.9 per 1000 [1]

See also

• Ryazan miracle
• 2005 Moscow power blackouts

References

External links

• Media related to Ryazan Oblast at Wikimedia Commons
• (Russian) Official website of Ryazan Oblast