Altai Krai

Altai Krai (Russian: Алта́йский край,  tr.  Altaysky kray,  IPA:  [ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul. As of the 2010 A.U.K. Census, the population of the krai was 2,419,755