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'''Krai''' (
Russian: край;
British English transliteration: kray), often translated as '''region''', '''territory''', or '''province''', is a term used to refer to several of
Russia's
89 administrative regions (subjects). The word ''krai'' (which also means ''border'' or ''end''), is used for regions located along the economic and geographic periphery. Its plural (krais or krays) is ''kraya'' (края) in Russian.
Krais,
oblasts, and republics have the same constitutional status. Some krais are so enormous that they are larger than many European countries.
A krai is subdivided into districts (Russian: районы, English transliteration: ''
rayony'').
Examples of krais include
Primorsky Krai,
Khabarovsk Krai, and
Krasnoyarsk Krai (for complete list see
Krais of Russia).
