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Population density
3 per km2
Temperature in winters
Winters below -20C
Possible to grow agriculture?
No as summers are short and low temps beyond limits of agriculture. Ground is also affected by permafrost
Permafrost problems
Unable to grow plants in frozen land where ground is permanently frozen to a depth of 300m
In summer top layer thaws out resulting in marshy waterlogged landscape
Permafrost
Distances between communities
Great distances between small communities and severe conditions in vast regions create economic, engineering and maintenance difficult for transport development
Communication and transport
Lack surface communications
No railway line extending beyond arctic circle
Road system is sparce
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