Investor Presentaiton
chapter 1
Social and economic characteristics
Ryazan Oblast is located to the southeast of Moscow, bordering the Moscow and
Tula oblasts in the west, the Vladimir Oblast in the north, Nizhnii Novgorod
Oblast and the Republic of Mordovia in the east, and the Penza, Lipetsk, and
Tambov oblasts to the south. The center of the oblast, the city of Ryazan, is
located to the northwest (relative to the geographical center of the oblast) in the
direction of Moscow, approximately 200 kilometers from the capital. The oblast
lies in the heartland of Russia. It is approximately 1000 kilometers from the geo-
graphical center of the oblast to the closest international border crossing. The
oblast is practically mono-ethnic: Russians make up approximately 95% of the
population.
The oblast lacks significant natural resources. Its development was based on
the advantages of its location close to Moscow and on the communications routes
connecting the Volga regions and the south of Russia with the capital region.
Another important resource for development is the cultural and historic
potential.
The economy of the oblast evolved in close connection with the require-
ments of the Moscow region. The main industrial enterprises of the Ryazan
Oblast are now inseparable parts of the Moscow economic complex. Ryazan
Oblast's economy consists primarily of enterprises of the military-industrial com-
plex that are located in the oblast and predominantly in the city of Ryazan. The
industry in question produces measuring equipment, monitors, lasers, radio elec-
tronics, radio location equipment, special materials and coverings and so on,
which are used in military equipment. Up until the beginning of the 1990's, the
city of Ryazan was a closed city and could only be visited by foreigners with spe-
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