Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast (, Saratovskaya oblast) is a  administrative division of Russia. 

Geography
Saratov Oblast is located in southeast of European Russia, in northern part of Lower Volga region and borders are:

 Volgograd Oblast to south
 Voronezh and Tambov oblasts to west
 Penza, Samara and Ulyanovsk oblasts to north;
 Republic of Kazakhstan to east.

 Demographics 
In terms of people,Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011).  "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1"  2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 15, 2018. population of this oblast: 2,521,892 (2010).

Ethnic composition (2010):
 Russians - 87.6%
 Tatars - 2.2%
 others - 2.1%

 Religion 
A 2012 survey showed these are the major religions in the oblast:Arena - Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia. Sreda.org2012 Survey Maps. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Archived version Retrieved 15-01-2018.

Related pages
 Russia

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