The krai lies in the middle of Siberia and shares borders with Tyumen[?], Tomsk, Irkutsk, and Kemerovo oblasts, the republics of Khakasiya[?], Tyva[?], and Sakha, and the Arctic Ocean in the north.
In 1991, Khakasiya[?] seceded and became a republic within the Russian Federation.
Over 95% of the cities, a majority of the industrial enterprises, and all of the agriculture are concentrated in the south of the region.