Oblast | |
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Category | Federal state |
Location | Russia |
Number | 46 (48 if counting Kherson and Zaporozhye oblasts, which are internationally recognised as a part of Ukraine) |
Populations | 156,996 (Magadan Oblast) – 7,095,120 (Moscow Oblast) |
Areas | 15 100 km2 (Kaliningrad Oblast) - 767 900 km2 (Irkutsk Oblast) |
Government | Oblast Government, Oblast Duma |
Subdivisions | Raion, City of oblast significance, Selsoviet, Okrug, Urban-type settlement |
An oblast (Russian: область) is a type of federal subject of the Russian Federation.