Odessa Oblast (Ukrainian: Одеська область, Odes'ka oblast') is an oblast of south-western Ukraine. Its capital is Odesa. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Ukrainian is an East Slavic language, one of three members of this language group, the other two being Russian and Belarusian. ... An oblast (Russian, Ukrainian: о́бласть) is a name for the subnational entity of Bulgaria, Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union. ... Ukraine (Україна, Ukrayina in Ukrainian; Украина in Russian) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Odessa or Odesa (Ukrainian Одеса, Russian Одесса, Turkish Hacıbey) is a Ukrainian portcity on the Black Sea and the center of countrys Odeska oblast. Population 1,012,500 (2004). ...

The oblast was created on February 27, 1932 as part of the Ukrainian SSR. It includes the historical territory of southern Bessarabia (or Budjak), north of the Danube River, which was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 from Romania, in accord with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The area around Ismail was not incorporated into the oblast until 1956. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... Old map of Bessarabia Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Turkish) was the name used by Russia to designate the eastern part of the territory known as Moldova (Moldavia in English), which was occupied by Russia in 1812. ... For other uses of Danube, see Danube (disambiguation). ... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România) is a country in southeastern Europe. ... Molotov (left), Ribbentrop (in black) and Stalin (far right) The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, also known as the Hitler-Stalin pact or Nazi-Soviet pact and formally known as the Treaty of Nonaggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a non-aggression treaty between Germany and Russia... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ...

Important cities (apart from Odesa) include:

• Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi
• Izmail
• Illichivs'k
• Reni
• Yuzhny

Other settlements: Yuzhny (Ukrainian: Южний; from Russian: Южный) is a port city within Odeska oblast of Ukraine, situated on the countrys Black Sea coast. ...

• Vilkovo

The oblast occupies a largely flat area of steppes divided by the estuary of the Dniester river. Its Black Sea coast comprises numerous sandy beaches, estuaries and lagoons. The region's soils are renowned for their fertility, and intensive agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy. The southwest possesses many orchards and vineyards, while arable crops are grown throughout the region. Map of Ukrainian Danube Delta Vilkovo ( Ukrainian: Вілкове; Russian: Вилково) is a town located in Ukrainian part of Danube Delta, at utmost South-West of Ukraine, in Kiliya raion of Odeska oblast. Year of foundation - 1746, status of town was received in 1762. ... The steppe of Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, steppe (from Slavic step) is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally reckoned as being dominated by tall grasses, while short grasses are said... The river Dniestr (in Polish and Russian; Nistru in Romanian; Дністер, Dnister in Ukrainian; Tyras in Latin; also known as Dniester) is a river in Eastern Europe. ... Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in the antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... An orchard is an intentional planting of trees maintained for food production. ... A vineyard A vineyard is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table grapes. ...

Significant branches of the province's economy are:

• oil refinery & chemicals processing
• transportation (important sea and river ports, oil pipelines and railway);
• vegetable agriculture and vinery.

The area of the region is 33,300 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 2.4 million people, nearly two-thirds of whom live in the city of Odessa. 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. ... 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. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... A pipeline is a conduit made from pipes connected end-to-end, used mostly to transport fluids like water or petroleum over long distances. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...

Significant Romanian/Moldovan, Bulgarian and Greek minorities reside in the province. The Romanians (români in present-day Romanian and rumâni in historical contexts) are an ethnic group; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania and of Moldova (where they are also called Moldovans, a disputed term); each of these countries also has other significant ethnic minorities, and the Romanians constitute an... The Moldovan language (Limba moldovenească, ISO 639 codes: mol, mo; Ethnologue code: none), the official language of Moldova, is generally considered to be identical to the Romanian language, separated by the government to fight Romanian expansionism. It is spoken by about 3. ... The Bulgarians are a southern Slavic people generally associated with Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language. ... The Greeks are the people who have populated Greece from the 17th century BCE until the present day. ...