RUSSIA ORYOL Oblast

Oryol Oblast (Russian: Орло́вская о́бласть, romanized: Orlovskaya oblast'), also known as Orlovshchina (Russian: Орловщина), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Oryol. Population: 786,935 (2010 Census); Geography Landscape of the eastern part of the region In the national park Orlovskoye Polesye It is located in the southwestern part of the Central Federal District, in the Central Russian Upland. In terms of area, at 24,652 km2 (9,518 sq mi) it is one of the smallest federal subjects. From north to south, it extends for more than 150 km (93 mi), and from west to east—for over 200 km (120 mi).