Moscow Oblast
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{{Federal subject of Russia|
EnNm= Moscow Oblast|
RuNm= Московская область|
OfNm1=Подмосковье|
OfNm2= |
OfNm3= |
FSFlag=[[Image:Flag of Moscow Oblast.png|150px]]|
FSCoA=[[Image:Coat of Arms of Moscow oblast.png|150px]]|
FlagLnk=Flag of Moscow Oblast|
CoALnk=Coat of Arms of Moscow Oblast|
FSMap=[[Image:Map of Russia - Moscow Oblast (2008-03).svg|300px]]|
FSCtrWhat=Administrative center|
FSCtrNm=[[Moscow, Russia|Moscow]]
(administratively separate)|
AreaRnk=54th|
TotArea=45,900|
WaterPrcnt=|
PopRnk=2nd|
PopQty=6,618,538|
PopCtDate=2002|
PopDens=144|
PolStatLnk=Oblasts of Russia|
PolStatNm=Oblast|
FedDistrNm=[[Central Federal District|Central]]|
EcRegNm=[[Central economic region|Central]]|
CadNo=|
LangLangs=|
OfLangs=[[Russian language|Russian]]|
HeadTtl=Governor|
HeadNm=[[Boris Gromov]]|
ViceTtl=Vice-Governor|
ViceNm=[[Alexey Pataleyev]]|
LegiNm=Oblastnaya Duma|
FSAnthem=|
}}
'''Moscow Oblast''' ({{lang-ru|Моско́вская о́бласть}}, ''Moskovskaya oblast''), or '''Podmoskovye'''<ref name="OffNm">{{cite web|url=http://www.molnet.ru/monitor.asp?NewsID={9A032EE2-E74A-4253-9672-C112EA7A7B75}|title={{lang|ru|"Московскую область назвали официально"}} (''Moscow Oblast gets {another} official name'')|accessdate=2007-01-18|author=Molnet.ru|date=2006-05-29|language=Russian}}</ref> ({{lang|ru|Подмоско́вье}}, ''Podmoskovye'') is a [[federal subjects of Russia|federal subject]] of [[Russia]] (an [[oblast]]) officially established on [[January 14]], [[1929]]. It is the [[list of subdivisions of Russia by population|second most populous]] Russian federal subject after the city of [[Moscow]] (pop. 6,618,538 as of the [[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]). Its area, at 45,900 [[square kilometer|km²]], is relatively small comparing to other federal subjects, so it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country.<ref name="Dens">[http://www.sci.aha.ru/ATL/ra13a.htm ПЛОТНОСТЬ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ И СИСТЕМА РАССЕЛЕНИЯ] {{ru icon}}.</ref>
Moscow Oblast is highly [[industrialized]] with its main industrial branches being [[metallurgy]], [[oil refining]], and [[mechanical engineering]], [[food]], [[energy]] and [[chemical]] industries.
==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).
==Law and government==
The current Governor is [[Boris Gromov]]; Vice Governor is Alexey Panteleyev.
===Time zone===
[[Image:RTZ2.png|left|75px]]
Moscow oblast is located in the [[Moscow Time|Moscow Time Zone]] (MSK/MSD). [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
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==Administrative divisions==
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Moscow Oblast}}
[[Image:Moscow Oblast Divisions.svg|250px]]
==Demographics==
''Population'': According to the ([[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]), the population of the oblast was 6,618,538.
''Ethnic groups'': There were twenty-one recognised ethnic groups of more than two thousand persons each, and the national composition was as follows:
* [[Russians]] 91.0%
* [[Ukrainians]] 2.23%
* [[Tatars]] 0.80%
* [[Belarusians]] 0.64%
* [[Armenians]] 0.60%
* [[Mordovians]] 0.33%
* [[Azeris in Russia|Azeri]] 0.22%
* [[Chuvash people|Chuvash]] 0.19%
* [[Moldovans]] 0.16%
* [[Jews|Jewish]] 0.15%
* [[Georgians]] 0.15%
* [[Ethnic Germans|Germans]] 0.07%
* [[Uzbeks]] 0.06%
* [[Bashkirs|Bashkir]] 0.05%
* [[Tajiks|Tajik]] 0.05%
* [[Koryo-saram|Korean]] 0.05%
* [[Poles]] 0.04%
* [[Mari people|Mari]] 0.04%
* [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] 0.04%
* [[Ossetians|Ossetian]] 0.04%
* [[Lezgins|Lezgin]] 0.03%
There are also many other ethnic groups of less than two thousand persons each.
In addition, 2.60% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.<ref>{{cite paper|url=http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/English/4-2.xls |title=National Composition of Population for Regions of the Russian Federation |accessdate=2006-07-20 |format=XLS |publisher=2002 Russian All-Population Census |date=2002}}</ref>
==Notable People==
* Birthplace of Russian hockey legend goaltender [[Vladislav Tretiak]].
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*{{ru icon}} [http://www.mosreg.ru/ Official website of Moscow Oblast]
*{{ru icon}} [http://rp5.ru/aselect.php?c=3&r=73 Weather records for Moscow Oblast]
{{Subdivisions of Russia}}
[[Category:Moscow Oblast| ]]
[[ar:موسكو أوبلاست]]
[[be:Маскоўская вобласць]]
[[bs:Moskovska oblast]]
[[bg:Московска област]]
[[ca:Província de Moscou]]
[[cv:Мускав облаçĕ]]
[[cs:Moskevská oblast]]
[[da:Moskva oblast]]
[[de:Oblast Moskau]]
[[et:Moskva oblast]]
[[el:Περιφέρεια Μόσχας]]
[[myv:Московонь ёнкс]]
[[es:Óblast de Moscú]]
[[eo:Moskva provinco]]
[[fa:استان مسکو]]
[[fr:Oblast de Moscou]]
[[ga:Cúige Mhoscó]]
[[ko:모스크바 주]]
[[hr:Moskovska oblast]]
[[id:Oblast Moskwa]]
[[it:Oblast' di Mosca]]
[[he:מחוז מוסקבה]]
[[pam:Moscow Oblast]]
[[lv:Maskavas apgabals]]
[[lt:Maskvos sritis]]
[[hu:Moszkvai terület]]
[[mk:Московска област]]
[[nl:Oblast Moskou]]
[[ja:モスクワ州]]
[[no:Moskva oblast]]
[[nn:Moskva oblast]]
[[pl:Obwód moskiewski]]
[[pt:Óblast de Moscou]]
[[ro:Regiunea Moscova]]
[[ru:Московская область]]
[[cu:Москъвьска область]]
[[sr:Московска област]]
[[sh:Moskovska oblast]]
[[fi:Moskovan alue]]
[[sv:Moskva oblast]]
[[tg:Вилояти Москва]]
[[tr:Moskova Oblast]]
[[uk:Московська область]]
[[zh:莫斯科州]]
[[sk:Moskovská oblasť]]