Geography
Perm Krai is located in the east of the East European Plain and the western slope of the Middle Ural Mountains. 99.8% of its area are located in Europe, 0.2% - in Asia.
- length from north to south - 645 km;
- length from west to east - 417.5 km.
The krai borders with the Komi Republic in the north, Kirov Oblast in the northwest, the Udmurt Republic in the southwest, the Republic of Bashkortostan in the south, and Sverdlovsk Oblast in the east.
The krai borders stretch for over 2,200 kilometers (1,400 mi). The highest point is mount Tulymsky Kamen (1,496 m).
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