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Yekaterinburg is the third largest city in Russia, the administrative center of the Sverdlovsk Region and the capital of the Urals. Yekaterinburg is the fourth most populous city in Russia (after Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk). The Sverdlovsk region is one of the most developed regions in Russia, rich in minerals and raw materials. The main industry is heavy engineering and metallurgy. Sverdlovsk region is located in an area separated from ethnic conflicts and is politically stable.
Yekaterinburg is easy to find on the geographical map of the Euro-Asian continent, located in the middle of the Ural Mountains, which divide Europe and Asia. The obelisk Europe-Asia, 25 km to the west of the city, defines the border between the two continents. Thus, Yekaterinburg is located at the crossroads of two continents, which determines its political, economic and cultural specificity.
Yekaterinburg is the capital of the Urals Federal District, which covers an area of approximately 2 million square kilometers. The territory has a major oil and gas deposit, rich reserves of oil and gas, rich reserves of iron and polymetallic ores.
The world's largest metallurgical plants are located in the Urals, thanks to the large industrial and intellectual potential. Yekaterinburg exports raw materials and heavy engineering products and imports food and consumer goods. Business and investments in the city are very well developed.
