The Ural Mountains are one of the richest mineral regions in the world, containing more than 1,000 different types of valuable minerals. The mountains lie within the Ural geographical region and significantly overlap with the Ural Federal District and with the Ural economic region. They have rich resources, including metal ores, coal, and ...

According to a 2012 survey 32.7% of the population of the Ural Federal District adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 6.9% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 3.4% is an Eastern Orthodox believer without belonging to any church or adheres to other (non-Russian) Eastern Orthodox churches, 6.0% is an adherent of Islam, and 1.1% adhere to some ...

Podział Uralu. Ural Polarny – od Zatoki Bajdarackiej do źródeł rzeki Chułgi; bardzo wąski łańcuch o rzeźbie alpejskiej i wysokości do 1472 m n.p.m. (); Ural Subpolarny – lasotundra i tundra, w najwyższych partiach gór rzeźba alpejska i małe lodowce, wysokość do 1895 m (Narodnaja – najwyższy szczyt Uralu); Ural Północny – tworzy liczne równoległe pasma o ...