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Vladivostok (Russian: ВладивоÑ?тоÌ?к listen (help·info) ) is a city in Russia. It is the home port of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai. The city's name means "controlling the East" in Russian; in the Chinese language, the city is known as æµ·å?ƒå´´ (pinyin: HÇŽishÄ“nwÇŽi or HÇŽishÄ“nwÄ“i)
Vladivostok is in the Russian Far East, on the coast of the Sea of Japan and near both the Chinese and Korean borders.
It is located in the Southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.
Total city area: 600 km².
Geographical coordinates: 43°08′N 131°54′E
Time zone: +10 GMT, +7 Moscow.
The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m. Eagle's Nest Mount is often called the highest point of the city; however, with the height of only 199 m (214 m according to other sources), it is the highest point of the downtown area, but not of the whole city.
Vladivostok shares the latitude with: Sukhumi (Georgia), Almaty, Marseille, Tuscany, Boston, and Toronto.
Railroad distance to Moscow is 9,302 km (5,767 mi). The direct distance to Moscow is 6430 km (3995 miles). Direct distance to Bangkok is 5,600 km (3,472 mi), to San Francisco—8,400 km (5,208 mi), to Seoul—750 km (465 mi), to Tokyo—1,050 km (651 mi).
The city's current population is approximately 591,800 (census 2002).
From 1958 to 1991, only Soviet citizens were allowed to live in, or even visit, Vladivostok (and even Soviet citizens had to obtain official permission in order to enter the city). Before this closure, the city had large Korean and Chinese populations.
Vladivostok has one of the largest Armenian communities in eastern Russia. There are a number of Armenian bakeries and restaurants in the city.
The city's main industries are shipping, commercial fishing, and the naval base. Fishing accounts for almost four-fifths of Vladivostok's commercial production. Other food production totals 11%.
In 1995, Vladivostok's annual foreign trade totalled 725 million USD, including 206 million USD of exported goods, and 519 million USD of imported goods. The main export items were fish, timber products, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and ships. The main import items were food products, medicine, clothes, footwear, automobiles, household technical items, and ships.
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many businesses have opened offices in Vladivostok, taking advantage of its location.
Unfortunately, the crime rate and cost of living have also increased, and the city is believed to be a hotbed of organized crime activity and abuse of power by regional and municipal authorities.
Vladivostok is in the Russian Far East, on the coast of the Sea of Japan and near both the Chinese and Korean borders.
It is located in the Southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.
Total city area: 600 km².
Geographical coordinates: 43°08′N 131°54′E
Time zone: +10 GMT, +7 Moscow.
The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m. Eagle's Nest Mount is often called the highest point of the city; however, with the height of only 199 m (214 m according to other sources), it is the highest point of the downtown area, but not of the whole city.
Vladivostok shares the latitude with: Sukhumi (Georgia), Almaty, Marseille, Tuscany, Boston, and Toronto.
Railroad distance to Moscow is 9,302 km (5,767 mi). The direct distance to Moscow is 6430 km (3995 miles). Direct distance to Bangkok is 5,600 km (3,472 mi), to San Francisco—8,400 km (5,208 mi), to Seoul—750 km (465 mi), to Tokyo—1,050 km (651 mi).
The city's current population is approximately 591,800 (census 2002).
From 1958 to 1991, only Soviet citizens were allowed to live in, or even visit, Vladivostok (and even Soviet citizens had to obtain official permission in order to enter the city). Before this closure, the city had large Korean and Chinese populations.
Vladivostok has one of the largest Armenian communities in eastern Russia. There are a number of Armenian bakeries and restaurants in the city.
The city's main industries are shipping, commercial fishing, and the naval base. Fishing accounts for almost four-fifths of Vladivostok's commercial production. Other food production totals 11%.
In 1995, Vladivostok's annual foreign trade totalled 725 million USD, including 206 million USD of exported goods, and 519 million USD of imported goods. The main export items were fish, timber products, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and ships. The main import items were food products, medicine, clothes, footwear, automobiles, household technical items, and ships.
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many businesses have opened offices in Vladivostok, taking advantage of its location.
Unfortunately, the crime rate and cost of living have also increased, and the city is believed to be a hotbed of organized crime activity and abuse of power by regional and municipal authorities.
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