Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai (Russian: Ставропо́льский край) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. According to the 2002 census, its population is 2,735,139 and the area is 66,500 km², giving it a population density of 41.1/km².

As of February 2004 its governor is Alexander Chernogorov.

Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the Northern slopes of Caucasus Major. It borders with Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, Kalmykia, Dagestan, Chechnya, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia. It belongs to the North Caucasus Economic Region of the Southern Federal District of Russia.
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