Udmurtia is a

• Republic in the Russian Federation, located in Central Russia
• Largest city of the Russian Federation
• The city of Izhevsk is the administrative, industrial and cultural center of Udmurtia.
• Well-developed transport system (including air, land, and water).
• Leading economic sector is industry – over 45% of the regional GDP
• Most important industrial enterprises belong to the military-industrial sector
• Manufacture high-technology products which are highly competitive on the global market.
• Produce equipment for
  • Nuclear power stations,
  • space telecommunications systems, v
  • Various types of weapons and military equipment
  • Communications equipment,
  • Electronics, medical devices,
  • Oil and gas equipment, metal and plastic articles.
• The wood processing industry is a significant part of the local economy.
• Major machine-building cluster including defence plants and universities in the republic.
• Agriculture is also important for the development of the Udmurtian Republic & are exported to over 60 Russian regions and a number of foreign countries.
• Cattle breeding, pig farming and poultry farming are being developed in the republic.
• Agriculture specialises in the cultivation of forage grain crops, potatoes, open-air and greenhouse cultivation of vegetables, and forage crops.
• Leading manufacturers of flax Fibre used for production of Lenin
• The most important natural resources are
  • Oil – produces over 10 million tonnes annually
  • Coal
  • Peat
  • Construction minerals – also known deposits of black and brown coal.
  • Huge deposits of limestone, clay, sand and gravel.
  • Over 46% of the republic’s territory is covered with forests