<P> The term "European Russia" was used in the Russian Empire to refer to traditional East Slavic territories under Russian control, including what is now Belarus and most of Ukraine (Dnieper Ukraine). </P> <P> The administrative districts (on a large scale called federal districts) of the Russian Federation do not exactly line up with European Russia, but they are decent approximations, depending on exactly how Europe is defined . There are two major trends, one to use administrative divisions north of the mouth of the Ural River and one to draw an imaginary line from the Ural River, through the city of Yekaterinburg . </P> <P> The following administrative districts are overwhelmingly European: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Name of district </Th> <Th> Area (km2) </Th> <Th> 2017 Population </Th> <Th> Population Density </Th> <Th> Continent Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Central Federal District </Td> <Td> 650,200 </Td> <Td> 39,209,582 </Td> <Td> 59.658 </Td> <Td> Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> North Caucasian Federal District </Td> <Td> 170,400 </Td> <Td> 9,775,770 </Td> <Td> 56.58 </Td> <Td> Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Northwestern Federal District </Td> <Td> 1,687,000 </Td> <Td> 13,899,310 </Td> <Td> 8.25 </Td> <Td> Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Southern Federal District </Td> <Td> 447,900 </Td> <Td> 16,428,458 </Td> <Td> 33.46 </Td> <Td> Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Volga Federal District </Td> <Td> 1,037,000 </Td> <Td> 29,636,574 </Td> <Td> 28.63 </Td> <Td> Predominantly Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ural Federal District </Td> <Td> 1,818,500 </Td> <Td> 12,345,803 </Td> <Td> 6.86 </Td> <Td> Mostly Asia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sum of 6 Federal Districts </Td> <Td> 3,992,500 </Td> <Td> 108,949,694 </Td> <Td> 27.22 </Td> <Td> Predominantly Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ol> <Li> ^ Jump up to: Includes the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol which are de facto administrated by Russia but considered part of Ukraine by most other states . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Does not account for the following: Volga Federal District has 4 raions entirely in Asia, one raion mostly in Asia, one raion bisected between Europe and Asia, two cities bisected between Europe and Asia and one settlement fully in Asia, which amount to 280,000 people living in 30,000 km2 in Asia (as defined as east of the Ural River). Ural Federal District has roughly 200,000 people living in 1,700 km2 in Europe (west of the Ural River). </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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