Samara region is an important part of Volga Federal District of Russia.

Administrative centre is the city of Samara.

Samara region has common borders with Saratov, Ulyanovsk, Orenburg regions, Tatarstan Republic and Kazakhstan.

Total square of Samara region is 53,6 thousand of sq.km.

The population of Samara region is about 3,2 millions.

Samara region is included into the first five most economically powerful regions of Russia. The region is a donor of Russian federal budget. The Samara region has a key geographical position in European part of Russia. Basic transport routes connecting Moscow with Urals Mountains and Siberia run through Samara region.