Central_Black_Earth_economic_region
Central Black Earth Economic Region
Economic region of Russia
Central Black Earth Economic Region (Russian: Центра́льно-Чернозёмный экономи́ческий райо́н; tr.: Tsentral'no-Chernozyomnyy ekonomicheskiy rayon), sometimes called Central-Chernozem Economic Region, is one of 12 economic regions of Russia. This region accounted for almost 3% of the national GRP in 2008.