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Saint Petersburg Province
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Provincial town: Saint Petersburg Area (sq miles): 20,645 Population: 643,700 Population density: 31.2 people per square mile Towns: 8 Trade note: Internal and external trade is extremely significant. Climate note: wet, changeable
Notable features:
The Petropavlovsk and Kronshtadt fortresses.
Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 on the island of Enisar.
