Perm Krai (Russian: Пе́рмский край, romanized: Permskiy kray, IPA: [ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj]; Komi-Permyak: Перем ладор, romanized: Perem lador) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in Eastern Europe.

The krai was formed on 1 December 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug.

[12] Komi-Permyak Okrug retained its autonomous status within Perm Krai during the transitional period of 2006–2008.

The transitional period was implemented in part because Komi-Permyak Okrug relied heavily on federal subsidies, and an abrupt cut would have been detrimental to its economy.

The northern fields are less developed because the oil lies deep under salt layers.

For a long time it played an important role in the fuel and energy balance in the region.

1,800 km2 (690 sq mi), and the thickness of the salt layers reaches 514 m. In 1841 the geological Permian Period was named after strata of rocks from that time were found in this area.

[citation needed] Three nature reserves are located in Perm Krai: Basegi, Vishera, Preduralie.

Since 1991, CPSU lost all the power, and the head of the Oblast administration, and eventually the governor was appointed/elected alongside elected regional parliament.

The highest executive body is the Oblast Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day to day matters of the province.

Six administrative districts are grouped into Komi-Permyak Okrug, which is an administrative unit with special status formed within Perm Krai as a result of the 2005 merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, both of which used to be the federal subjects.

Nonferrous metallurgy is based on ore processing Verkhnekamskoye potash deposit containing magnesium and rare metals.

The largest center of engineering is Perm; manufactured aircraft and rocket engines, oil field and mining equipment, Petrol motive-powered saws, communication equipment, vessels, cable and other products.

[18] Vital statistics for 2022:[20][21] Total fertility rate (2022):[22] 1.54 children per woman Life expectancy (2021):[23] Total — 68.52 years (male — 63.48, female — 73.49) Death rates in some of the remote and rural areas in Perm Krai are very high, never seen before during times other than major wars or natural calamities.

Close to 35.5 thousand births were recorded with the heaviest increases in City of Perm (+11%) and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (+18%).

In 13 of the districts, there were more births than deaths, among them Ordynsky, Karagaysky, Kudimkar, Chernushynsky, Chaykovsky & Permsky.

[24] [25] As of a 2012 survey[26] 43% of the population of Perm Krai adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 5% declares to be generically unaffiliated Christian, 4% are Muslims, 2% are Rodnovers (Slavic folk religion), 1% are Old Believers, 1% Orthodox Christian believers who don't belong to churches or are members of non-Russian Orthodox churches, 8% follows other religion or did not give an answer to the survey.