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1 Basic facts

Yaroslavl Oblast was established on March 11March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). There are 295 days remaining. Events 1513 Leo X is elected pope. 1649 The Frondeurs (rebels) and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil. 1702 The first regular Engl, 1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th.

• Oblast territory: 36,400 km²
• Population ( 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom): 1,368,000
• Governor: Anatoly Ivanovich Lisitsyn
• Administrative center: Yaroslavl
• Distance from Yaroslavl to Moscow: 282 km
• Number of cities under the oblast's jurisdiction: 6
• Number of cities under the districts jurisdiction: 5
• Number of districts: 17
• Urban population: over 80%
• Number of historical and architectural monuments: over 5,000
• Number of tourists (1997): 272,500

2 Nature

The climate is moderate continental, with snowy winters and a short but rather hot summer. Formely almost all territory was covered with thick conifer forest ( firFirs Abies are a genus of between 45-55 species of evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. All are trees, reaching heights of 10-80 m tall and trunk diameters of 0. 5-4 m when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by t, pineThis article deals with the tree; for the e-mail client see Pine email client About 115. Pines are coniferous trees of the genus Pinus in the family Pinaceae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authors accept anything from 105 to 125), but now a large portion of it has been replaced with birchmany species ''see text and classification Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/ oak family, Fagaceae. These are generally small to medium-size trees or shrubs, mostly of northern tempera-and- aspenAspen Quaking Aspen grove Scientific classification : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Magnoliopsida : Salicales : Salicaceae : Populus : Populus See text Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus Populus sect. Populus''. secondary forests and crop fields. Swamps also take considerable areas.

Large animals have been much reduced in numbers, but there are still some bearFor other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). Ailuropoda Ursus Tremarctos Arctodus A bear is a large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae . The adjective, ursine is used to describe things of bearlike nature. Physical attributes Common characters, wolfs, foxes, elks, and wild boars.

A great number of wild birds live and nests in the Oblast.

In cities, most common birds are pigeons, jackdaws, hooded crows, rooks, house sparrows and great tits.

The Volga River flows through the Yaroslavl region, with two major dams constructed at Uglich and Rybinsk. The Rybinsk artificial lake is really large.

Mineral resources are limited to construction materials (such as sand, gravel, clay) and peat. There are also some mineral water springs and wells.