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The Arctic zone today

What is the Russian Arctic zone?

The Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) is the northern end of the European and Asian parts of the Russian Federation, located along the shores of the seas in the Arctic Ocean: Barents, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi. It is Russia's longest maritime boundary.

About the Arctic Investor
2,5 million

Population of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

5 million sq. km

Total space occupied by Russian dominions in the Arctic

9 regions

Making up the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation

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Projects

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Northeast Passage

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The North keeps its treasures under a layer of ice and snow
NEP cargo shipping volumes in 2019
31,5 mln t
Plans to grow cargo shipping volumes by 2024
80 mln t
NEP cargo shipping volumes to reach by 2035
160 mln t

News

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22 October 2024 Young Reindeer Herder programme to be tested in Arctic regions

The programme is designed for nomadic schools, educational organisations, boarding schools and additional education organisations located in areas inhabited by indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation.

Yakutia
22 October 2024 Over 9,000 Russians received a free hectare in the Arctic

The programme has been in effect since 2021.

Economy
22 October 2024 Duma Committee approves zero mineral extraction tax on gas for Arctic ammonia and hydrogen projects

Alexey Sazanov, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, also supported the amendment's adoption.

Economy
20 October 2024 Funding for the Russian Arctic development programme has doubled

Over RUB 26 bn earmarked for Arctic closed administrative-territorial formations

Infrastructure
18 October 2024 Arctic zone resident plans to launch Norilsk's first special equipment cleaning facility

The entrepreneur aims to begin land plot registration and construction work in 2025.

Krasnoyarsk Krai
18 October 2024 The Arctic Medicine standard aims to focus on disease prevention

The document will also incorporate best medical practices from Arctic regions.

Social projects

Tourism

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