Samara, Russia -- Special Report on Sister Provinces of Henan, China VIII

Samara, Russia -- Special Report on Sister Provinces of Henan, China VIII

国际友城 开放河南⑧——俄罗斯萨马拉州

Brief

【概况】

Located in the southeastern region of Eastern Europe, Samara oblast is a federal subject of Russia with an area of 53,6 thousand square kilometers and a population of about 3.2 million. Samara oblast, with the Samara city as its administrative center, enjoys an arid continental climate with the Volga running through the region and two reservoirs, Gubyshev and Saratov. The broad-leaved forest, together with a mixture of coniferous and broad-leaved forest, is widely distributed in the oblast with rich chernozem soil. In the south lies the grassland with festuca extremiorientalis and a mixture of coniferous forest.

萨马拉州位于东欧平原东南部，总面积5.36万平方公里，总人口约320万，属干旱性大陆气候，首府萨马拉市。境内主要河流为伏尔加河，同时还建有古比雪夫和萨拉托夫两大水库。该州广布阔叶林和针阔混合林，土壤为黑钙土，南部是远东羊茅和针茅混生的草原地带。

The location of Samara, Russia. [Photo provided to commons.wikimedia.org]

The cities of Samara, Togliatti, New Gubishev and Syzran are major industrial centers of Samara oblast. The leading area of the overall specialization of machine manufacturing in the oblast is the automotive industry. The agricultural economy is developing more specialized in the fields of grains and animal husbandry, which is featured by the specialization of dual-purpose cattle.

萨马拉州的主要工业中心有萨马拉市、陶里亚蒂市、新古比雪夫市和塞兹兰市。汽车业是该州机器制造业总体专业化的主导领域。萨马拉州的农业经济正朝着粮食、畜牧业专业化方向发展，乳肉兼用的专业化是畜牧业领域发展的鲜明特点。

In March 1997, Henan officially established a sister-province relationship with Samara oblast.

1997年3月，萨马拉州与我省正式结为友好省州。

Cooperation Intention

【双方重点合作方向建议】

Since Henan province and Samara oblast enjoy a nationally important position in economy, agriculture and industry in both countries, the exchanges and cooperation between enterprises have achieved remarkable achievements and common desire for cooperation. With a developed agricultural industry, the economy of Samara oblast is on a fast track. In addition, the automotive industry is the leading area of the overall specialization of machine manufacturing in the oblast, well-known by its advanced machine tool manufacturing, bearing, oil extraction and oil reprocessing industries. The oblast government hopes that Henan will send more Chinese faculties to Samara for Chinese teaching. Both sides jointly seek cooperation in the fields of education, agriculture, petroleum processing and automobile industries.

河南省与萨马拉州都属于经济、农业和工业发达的省州，企业间交流与合作成果显著，双方都有进一步加强合作与交流的愿望。萨马拉州经济发展较快，农业较发达，汽车业是萨马拉州机器制造业总体专业化的主导领域，机床制造业、轴承工业、石油开采业、石油再加工工业较发达。萨马拉州学校学习汉语的学生较多，也曾多次表达希望河南省能继续向该州派汉语教师的愿望。河南省与萨马拉州可重点加强在教育、农业、石油再加工业及汽车制造业等方面的合作。（来源/河南省委外办 翻译/赵汉青 实习生/易涵菲 审校/焦丹）

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