Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Also known as Nenets AO
federal subject of Russia, administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast
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The Nenets Autonomous Okrug is a federal region of Russia that is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast, located in the far north. It is significant as a major area for natural resource extraction, particularly oil and gas, and is home to indigenous Nenets peoples who traditionally practice reindeer herding.
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- Official website
- adm-nao.ru
- Image
- Naryan-Mar reindeer.jpg
- Licence plate code
- 83
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Commemorative coin of the Bank of Russia with a face value of 10 rubles (2010)
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненэцие" автономной округ’, romanized: Nyeneciye” awtonomnoy okruk’), also known as Nenetsia (Russian: Нене́ция [nʲɪˈnʲet͡sɨjə]), is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Naryan-Mar. It has an area of 176,700 square kilometers (68,200 sq mi) and a population of 42,090 as of the 2010 Census, making it the least populous federal subject. It is the only federal subject of Russia that is divided into only one district.