Northeast of the West Siberian Lowland
The majority of the more than 20 million people living here speak Russian and are Russian Orthodox Christians, at least in cultural background. The most notable exception is Tuva, where the Tuvan language and Lamist Buddhist describe about two-thirds.
There are two cities with more than a million residents: the district's capital, Novosibirsk and Omsk.
Krasnoyarsk, Zabaykalsky and Altay Krays; Tomsk, Novosibirsk Oblast; Gorno-Altay, Kemerovo, Khakassia and Buryatia.html
Tuva
Omsk Oblast
(1) The eastern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau--part of the platform--extends into the Far Eastern Federal District.