The Krasnodar Region & Great Britain: opprunities and prospects for co-operation and investment
	9:30am Wednesday 3 May 2006 at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, One Exchange Square, London EC2A 2JN
	After the conference you will able to meet businessmen and political figures from the Krasnodar Region – a good chance to find out more about the rich investment potential of this exciting region.

Krasnodar Region Today

Geographical Situation

Krasnodar region is one of the most rapidly developing regions of Russia. Geographically the region is located in the south of Russia. 740 kilometers of the total length of the border, constituting 1540 kilometers, stretches along the Black and the Azov Sea. Krasnodar region is located on the latitude of northern Italy and southern France. Kuban is the southern sea gate of Russia, an international transportation corridor, connecting Europe and Asia.

Population

The number of permanent population of Krasnodar region at the beginning of 2005 totaled 5,100,300 people. Average population density constitutes 67.1 person/sq. km. The economically active population constitutes 2,402,400 people.