To date, the Russian Federation includes four autonomous districts: Nenets, Khanty-Mansiysk, Chukotsky, Yamalo-Nenets. Unlike all other equal subjects of the country, the autonomous regions of Russia and their capitals have their own specific territory. It cannot be changed without the consent of the management and residents of the district. Autonomous okrugs of Russia have their own legislation and the full right to independently resolve many issues. They can independently establish trade and economic ties with other countries and regions.
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug is a part of the North-Western Okrug and is located in its north. Its territory is mainly located beyond the Arctic Circle. The Nanetsky okrug borders on the Komi Republic in the south, the Arkhangelsk Oblast in the west, and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug on the east side. On the north side, this territory is washed by the Barents, Kara and White Seas. The administrative and economic center of the Autonomous Okrug is the city of Naryan-Mar. The area of the Nenets Okrug is 176.8 thousand square kilometers. As of 2010, a little more than 42 thousand people lived in this territory.
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is located somewhat east of the Nenets. Its area is much larger and amounts to 769.3 square kilometers. According to the census conducted in 2010, 546 thousand people live in this territory. It is part of the Tyumen region. It borders on the Krasnoyarsk Territory in the east, the Komi Republic in the west, and the Nenets okrug in the northwest. Like other autonomous regions of Russia, it is divided into areas: Priuralsky, Krasnoselkupsky, Nadym, Purovsky, Yamal, Tazovsky, Shuryshkarsky. The administrative and economic center is the city of Salekhard, which is located on the territory of the Ural region
Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug - Ugra is located south of the Yamalo-Nanetsky. It borders with the Tomsk Region and the Krasnoyarsk Territory in the east, with the Komi Republic in the west and with the Sverdlovsk and Tyumen Regions on the south. The capital of the district is directly the city of Khanty-Mansiysk. If we compare all the autonomous regions of Russia, then the latter is home to much more people. The population of the Khanty-Mansiysk region is more than one and a half million people. The following regions are distinguished in this autonomous territory: Oktyabrsky, Nefteyugansk, Berezovsky, Beloyarsky, Kondinsky, Soviet, Khanty-Mansiysk, Nizhnevartovsk, Surgut.
The listed autonomous okrugs are located in the central and western parts of the Russian Federation. The easternmost is the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. It borders on Yakutia in the west, with the Kamchatka Territory in the southeast and the Magadan Region in the south. The eastern part of the county is washed by the sea. Currently, the district, which is 721 thousand square kilometers, is home to a little less than 50 thousand people. The capital of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is the city of Anadyr.