Rivne region in the north-north-west of Ukraine. In the north of the state border with Belarus in the east - Zhitomir on the south-east - Khmelnytsky in the south - Ternopil, in the south-west - Lviv, and the west - the Volyn regions of Ukraine. This is not because such a large area. This is because all around the same small 
The area is comparable with the neighboring Volhynia and is about 20 thousand square kilometers. The population of one million one hundred and fifty thousand people. Not much, but there is less In the same or Volhynia in Kirovograd, for example.
Date of formation, as in many western regions, in December 1939. Rivne region is considered part of Volyn, so the fate of two neighboring regions have many similarities. Galicia-Volyn principality - Rzeczpospolita - the Russian Empire - Poland - URSR - this is a brief history of the way. But the common border with Western Europe is not, so here roventsam had at certain times quieter (or sometimes worse).
Relief mixed. Part of the territory is located in the Volyn-Podolsk Upland, and a part - directly in Polesie. That undoubtedly left its mark on the types of agriculture, which is the basis of the regional economy. Since the industry is poorly developed, mostly - mining. The mineral resources of the most common building materials and mineral deposits of peat. Serious economic and industrial importance until only those fields.
Thus, agriculture dominates crop production, which is not surprising, considering the highest percentage of rural population in Ukraine. Grow sugar beet, flax and potatoes. Also, the area provides products, meat and dairy industry. The greatest industrial importance Rivne NPP, respectively, the region is focused on energy exports. Mention can be factory "Nitrogen" in exactly that makes a significant contribution to the chemical industry of Ukraine. The remaining enterprises are of local importance. Developed a little of everything, as everywhere else.
Water resources of small rivers are: Ustia, Horyn, Villa, Chance and lakes. Fresh water - one of the biggest in the Ukraine and spent frugally. From the recreational point of view of the special value area has not, but resorts and motels still in some places are built on the banks of the ponds. The vegetation is mixed, then the border of conifers, deciduous forests, which gradually turns into steppe. The fauna is typical for this zone. There are nature reserves, some of which are natural landscapes in the area Bereznevskom ("Nadsluchanskaya Switzerland"), reserve "Falcon Mountains" reserve "Cherry Mountain", Yuzefinsky park.
The main attractions are spread across more area than in the regional center. This is a state historical and cultural reserve in jail (Castle Hill, a monastery-fortress), similar to Dubno (Lutsk Gate, Castle Princes Ostrozhsky), historical and memorial reserve "Field Berestetskil battle."
The city itself is exactly the first mentioned in chronicles in 1283, the city acquired the status since 1797. The population of slightly less than 250 thousand people.
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