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Altai Krai (, ''Altaysky kray'') is a Federal Subject of Russia (a Krai ) in the Siberian Federal District . It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan , Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblast s, and the Altai Republic . The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul . The krai's head of administration Mikhail Yevdokimov died in a car crash on August 7 , 2005 . The krai's economy depends on agriculture and granted by the Russian government. As of the 2002 All-Russian Population Census, Russians make the majority with 92%. Germans are the second with about 3% (see Mennonite Settlements Of Altai ). The area is also populated by 2% Ukrainians , 0.4% Kazakhs , 0.35% Tatars , 0.32% Belarusians , 0.31% Armenians , and by people of other nationalities. GEOGRAPHY Altai Krai has huge reserves of raw materials, especial materials used for building, as well as significant mineral reserves. These include nonferrous metals, Lead and Iron ores, Manganese , Tungsten , Molybdenum , Bauxite , and Gold . Forests cover about 60,000 km&2 of the territory's land. HISTORY Time zone Altai Krai is located in the Novosibirsk Time Zone (NOVT/NOVST). UTC offset is +0600 (NOVT)/+0700 (NOVST). ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS See Also: Administrative divisions of Altai Krai SEE ALSO NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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