Russia is divided into eleven economic regions (Russian: экономические районы, sing. экономический район; English transliteration: ekonomicheskiye rayony, sing. ekonomichesky rayon). This division is different from the division into federal districts; it is done only for economic and statistical purposes.

1. Central (Russian: Центральный; English tranlsliteration: Tsentralny)
2. Central-Chernozem (Russian: Центрально-чернозёмный; English tranlsliteration: Tsentralno-Chernozyomny)
3. East Siberia (Russian: Восточная Сибирь; English tranlsliteration: Vostochnaya Sibir)
4. Far East (Russian: Дальний Восток; English tranlsliteration: Dalny Vostok)
5. North (Russian: Северный; English tranlsliteration: Severny)
6. North Caucasus (Russian: Северный Кавказ; English tranlsliteration: Severny Kavkaz)
7. Northwest (Russian: Северо-западный; English tranlsliteration: Severo-Zapadny)
8. Povolzhye (Russian: Поволжье; English tranlsliteration: Povolzhye)(named indirectly after the Volga River)
9. Urals (Russian: Урал; English tranlsliteration: Ural)
10. Volga-Vyatka (Russian: Волго-Вятский; English tranlsliteration: Volgo-Vyatsky)
11. West Siberia (Russian: Западная Сибирь; English tranlsliteration: Zapadnaya Sibir)