Oblasts of Russia
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In Russia, the oblasts are 46 administrative territories; they are one type of federal subject, the highest-level administrative division of Russian territory. Wikipedia
Number: 46 (internationally recognised)
Populations: 156,996 (Magadan Oblast) – 7,095,120 (Moscow Oblast)
Government: Oblast Government, Oblast Duma
Location: Russian Federation
Subdivisions: Raion, City of oblast significance, Selsoviet, Okrug, Urban-type settlement