The Komi Republic is located in the northeast of the European part of Russia and is landlocked.
The Arctic zone encompasses the following parts of the region:
- The municipal districts of Vorkuta, Inta, and Usinsk.
- The Ust-Tsilemsky District.
Administrative centre: Syktyvkar.
Population of the republic: more than 820,000, including approximately 152,000 in the Arctic zone.
Area of the republic: 416,800 km2.
Area of the republic’s Arctic territories: 127,397 km2.
Time zone: UTC+3. Moscow and the Komi Republic are in the same time zone.