THE KURSK REGION BRIEF INFO
- 1 060 892
people
THE POPULATION OF THE REGION
- 434 700
people
THE POPULATION
OF THE CITY OF KURSK
- 29 997
thousand square kilometers
THE AREA OF THE REGION
- 26
place
in Russia according to the human development index
- 1,53
% GDP
share of R&D costs
- А-2
very high level
of investment attractiveness
FAVOURABLE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
The region is located at the intersection of the most important transport routs of Russia connecting west and east, north and south.
Developed network of roads and railways
(the length of the railway network is 1544 km)
«Kursk-Vostochny» International Airport
- Distance to the nearest seaport 750 км
THE THIRD POLE OF THE EARTH!
100 YEARS
OF MAGNETIC ANOMALY!
MINING HAS BEEN
CONDUCTED SINCE 1923
THE MOST MASSIVE IRON ORE BASIN
ON THE PLANET EARTH
One of the largest areas in the world in terms of iron ore reserves. The boundaries of iron ore deposits cover an area over 160 square kilometers.
The reserves of rich iron ores and ferruginous quartzites of the unique basin amount to BILLIONS OF TONS.
RARE AND NON-FERROUS METALS
11 BILLION TONS
OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS
HOLDING COMPANY «METALLOINVEST»
is the world leading producer of commercial hot briquetted iron ( 7,7 billion tons) and the second largest producer of pellets (28,5 billion tons).
RARE AND NON-FERROUS METALS
11 BILLION TONS
OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS
HOLDING COMPANY «METALLOINVEST»
is the world leading producer of commercial hot briquetted iron ( 7,7 billion tons) and the second largest producer of pellets (28,5 billion tons).
- 25
million kWh
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
286
SUBSTATIONS WITH VOLTAGE
OF 110 KW
- 10 000
LENGTH
OF POWER LINES
- 3 billion
kWh per year
VOLUME OF TRANSMITTED ELECTRICITY
PIPELINE NETWORK IN THE REGION
121
BOLLION M3
NATURAL GAS PER YEAR
65
BILLION M3
FREE POWER
OF THE KURSK REGION
The Kursk region is a leader in grain yields,
meat and poultry production.
PLACE
IN RUSSIA FOR MEAT PRODUCTION
691 THOUSAND TONS
In the Kursk region – the LARGEST meat
processing plant in Europe!
PLACE
IN THE CENTRAL FEDERAL DISTRICT
FOR GRAIN GROWING
6 THOUSAND TONS
PROCESSING - 2,2 million tons
GRAIN EXPORT - 750 thousand tons
WELCOME TO THE NIGHTINGALE LAND!