Federation Council representatives: Anatoly Lyskov (2002 to 2015) and Maxim Kavdzaradze (2001 to 2011)
Population: 1,157,852 (2010 census)
Capital: Lipetsk (population 502,015), 695 km from Moscow
Other major cities: Yelets (116,700)
Federal district: Central
Economic region: Central Black Earth
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: Lipetsk is located in the central part of European Russia and borders Belarus and Ukraine. The region's topography is mostly a plain and 85% of the land is considered "black earth."
Urban population: 64%, Rural population: 36%
Economy: Lipetsk is primarily an industrial region with an economy based in mining. Geologists have identified 300 unexplored areas of mineral wealth in the region. Since the Soviet era Lipetsk has been well known as a tractor-building area and even today the Lipetsk Tractor Plant is the sole producer in Russia of universal wheeled tractors. In addition to tractors, the factory produces street-cleaning machinery, tractor-based welders, excavators and loaders. In November 2005, Lipetsk was named a special economic zone for manufacturing.
