People
Population: 608 000 (1.1.1999)
Ethnic groups: Russian 87.5%, Ukrainians 6.5%, Koreans 4.9%, Belorussians
1.6%, Tatars 1.5%, Mordovians 0.8%, Nivkhs 0.3%, Ulta 0.04%, Japanese 0.05%.
Religions:
Russian Orthodox Church
Presbyterian
Baptist
Evangelical Christian, New Apostolic Church, Methodist Church, Jehovah Witness
Catholic Church
Krishnaist, Baha'i.
Languages: Russian.
Health
Substantial resources of mineral waters and curative mud are of great importance in the
Sakhalin Region. Balneological medicinal localities include: Sinegorsk mineral springs
(not far from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Dagi (north-east of Sakhalin), and Goraychy
Plyazh (Kunashir Island).
The public health system includes:
- 54 hospitals
- 6 dispensaries
- Department of emergency aid and planned-consultative assistance
- 2 blood transfusion stations
- One station and 35 branches of the ambulance
- 16 polyclinics
- 18 out-patients' clinics
- 2 medical health services
- 66 medical attendant stations
- 104 medical attendant-obstetrical stations
- The center for the prevention of, and struggle against AIDS.
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