Khabarovsk is a pleasant city of many hills and trees. It is not densely populated as the city extends several kilometers in three directions with many sub-cites centered around different industrial areas. A central street stretches through the middle of town. The Amur River provides an attractive backdrop for the city. The territory's timber industry, while still the most prominent in the Russian Far East, is also in crisis.
Immediate recovery seems doubtful.
This operation exports tin and copper concentrate worldwide and reported a profit in 1995. It is too early to predict the impact the oil and gas exploration offshore Sakhalin will have on these refineries, but some is expected. Falling to the usual temptation of autonomy in a time of trouble, Khabarovsk Krai is trying to develop its own fuel resources. An American firm, Quaker Coal of Prestonburg, Kentucky, is starting a joint venture to develop brown coal at Khurmulinskoe. The International airport at Khabarovsk still handles more international flights than any other Russian Far East airport.