NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast (Russian: Моско́вская о́бласть) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) officially established on January 14, 1929. It is the most populous Russian oblast (pop. 6,618,538 without Moscow as of 2002 All-Russian Population Census) while its area is small by Russian standards at 45,900 km², so it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country. Image File history File links Moscow_Oblask_Flag. ... Image File history File links RussiaMoscow2005. ... Russia is a federation which consists of 88 subjects (Russian: ; English transliteration: subyekty, sing. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: Ð¾ÌÐ±Ð»Ð°ÑÑ‚) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Here is a list of the 89 federal subjects of Russia in order of population according to the 2002 census. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Moscow oblast is highly industrialized with its main industrial branches being metallurgy, oil refining, and mechanical engineering, food, energy and chemical industries. Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. ... View of the Shell/Valero Martinez oil refinery An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products. ... The W16 engine from a Bugatti Veyron Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ...

Geography

Moscow oblast borders Tver Oblast (N), Yaroslavl Oblast (at one point NE), Vladimir Oblast (E), Ryazan Oblast (SE), Tula Oblast (S), Kaluga Oblast (SW) and Smolensk Oblast (W). Tver Oblast (Russian: Ð¢Ð²ÐµÑ€ÑÐºÐ°ÌÑ Ð¾ÌÐ±Ð»Ð°ÑÑ‚ÑŒ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Yaroslavl Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. ... Coat of arms of Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Ryazan Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Tula Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Kaluga Oblast (Russian: ) (29,900 kmÂ², pop. ... Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia | Smolensk Oblast ...

Time zone

Moscow oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Image File history File links RTZ2. ... Time zones of Europe: Moscow Time (MSK) is the time zone 3 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+3). ... It has been suggested that leap second be merged into this article or section. ...

Administrative divisions

Moscow Oblast is administered from the federal city of Moscow, which is not considered to be a part of the oblast. ...

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