Brief characteristics of Astrakhan

Astrakhan is situated in the Pre-Caspian lowland, on the Volga river, 1534 km to the south-east from Moscow.

In Astrakhan there are railway lines, automobile roads (to Volgograd, Stavropol). In Astrakhan there is an airport. There are river and sea ports.

The climate is extreme continental and dry. The average temperature in January is -10 C, July +25 C. The level of precipitations is 230 mm a year.

Astrakhan is a big industrial and cultural center.