Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast (Russian: Сара́товская о́бласть, Saratovskaya oblast) is a administrative division of Russia.

Flag of Saratov Oblast
Coat of arms of Saratov Oblast

Geography

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

Demographics

In terms of people,[1] population of this oblast: 2,521,892 (2010).

Ethnic composition (2010):

Religion

A 2012 survey showed these are the major religions in the oblast:[2][3]

Russian Orthodoxy
 
 30%
Other Orthodox
 
 1%
Other Christians
 
 4.8%
Islam
 
 2.4%
Hinduism
 
 0.5%
Rodnovery and other native faiths
 
 1.1%
Spiritual but not religious
 
 38.1%
Atheism and irreligion
 
 15.6%
Other and undeclared
 
 6.5%

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine 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.
  2. Arena - Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia. Sreda.org
  3. 2012 Survey Maps. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Archived version Retrieved 15-01-2018.
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