Nenetsia (Russia)

Ненеция | Neneciâ

Last modified: 2005-05-28 by antónio martins
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  reported by Pascal Gross, 22 Jan 2001

  It is unofficial website.
  Victor Lomantsov, 24 Jan 2001

Presentation of Nenetsia

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• Name (english): Nenetsia • (russian, short form): Ненеция | Neneciâ • (russian, long form): Ненецкий автономный округ | Neneckiĭ avtonomnyĭ okrug
• Local official language: Nentsi
  
• Capital (russian): Нарян-Мар | Narhân-Mar • (english): Naryan-Mar
• Area: 176 700 km² (≅68 200 sq.mi.) • Population: 45 900 inhabitants in 2000
• Status: Autonomous District (автономный округ | avtonomnyĭ okrug) within Arkhangelsk Region
• Federal District: Northwestern Region • Economic region: North (northern European Russia) (in the soviet era: Northwest)
• License plate code: 83 • Ham radio code: NO • ISO 3166-2 code: NEN
• Flag adopted on unkn. date • Coat of arms adopted on unkn. date

The Nentsy are a Uralic people, for whom a national area was established in 1929. They form only a small percentage of the population, however. Reports suggest that “sovereignty” for the area was declared in 1990.