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Tyumen Educational
Packet
Pictures:
April
2001 Children's Day Parade
Part of the Opening Ceremonies for the Houston
International Festival
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TYUMEN, RUSSIA
Date Established: October 1995, under Mayor Bob Lanier
SC President: Mr. Alex Genin, (713) 629-4866 manager@firstcap.net
GEOGRAPHY
Location: East of the Ural Mountains in the Tyumen Region of Western
Siberia on the Tamra River, 300 km (185 miles) east of Sverdlovsk.
Description: Port city and capital of the Tyumen Region.
PEOPLE
Ethnicity: Russian
Language: Russian
City Population: 500,000
Religion: Russian Orthodox
ECONOMY
Natural Resources: Natural gas, oil and mineral reserves
Industries: Oil refining, petrochemicals, engineering, boat-building,
timber, tanning
Exports: Oil, natural gas, boats, timber, leather goods
Imports: N/A
Currency: rubles per US$1 - 27.914 (Oct. 2000)
HISTORY
Tyumen was established over 400 years ago as a small farming and trading
village and was the first Russian town established east of the Ural
Mountains. The Tyumen Region was created in 1944, about the time large oil
and gas reserves were discovered. Upon the establishment of the Region, the
City of Tyumen was named the capital. Tyumen was one of the last places the
Czar visited before his execution.
FACTS
* The Tyumen region produces 80% of Russia's oil and gas
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Head of State: President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2000)
Type: Federation of autonomous republics and regions. The President serves
as head of state and the prime minister serves as head of government. The
president has power to dissolve parliament, set foreign policy, and appoint
the prime minister. The Federal Assembly consists of two houses - The
Federation Council and the State Duma.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Head of City: Mayor Stepan Kiriychuk
Term: 4 years
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