North-Caucasus Back to Russian Regions. This region includes the most troubled part of the Russian Federation, the Chechen Republic, and other republics where ethnic tensions are high.
Economic capacities are far lower than the average for the country as a whole.
GDP per capita is barely half that of the average for the Federation, and productivity and wages are also low. Employment in agriculture is also well above the national average. Life expectancy for both men and women is at the average for the Federation as a whole. But other indicators are high are signs of trouble, for example, the migration of the population, the readiness of people to move to find a job elsewhere and high unemployment.