Zhyvytskyi stated that all Russian troops had left Sumy Oblast. Points of interest The following historic-cultural sited were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Monument to mamonth (Kulishivka) Kruhliy dvir (Round court) Sofroniiv monastery Administrative divisions It comprises 18 raions (districts), 15 cities, 7 city municipalities, 20 urban-type settlements, 384 village councils, and 1500 villages. The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of the Sumy Oblast: Administrative Center – 1 (Sumy) Raions – 18; City raions – 2; Settlements – 1526, including: Villages – 1491; Cities/Towns – 35, including: Urban-type settlement – 20; Cities – 15, including: Cities of oblast subordinance – 7; Cities of raion subordinance – 8; Selsovets – 384. The local administration of the oblast is controlled by the Sumy Oblast council. The governor of the oblast (chairman of state regional administration) is appointed by the President of Ukraine. Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the rayon is housed in the city/town that it is named after, cities do not answer to the rayon authorities only towns do; instead they are directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore are not counted as part of rayon statistics. Age structure 0-14 years: 12.7% (male 74,529/female 70,521) 15-64 years: 70.8% (male 386,250/female 422,077) 65 years and over: 16.5% (male 60,374/female 127,306) (2013 official) Median age total: 42.0 years male: 38.6 years female: 45.4 years (2013 official) Environment The Sumy Oblast contains 168 objects and territories of natural reserve. The oblast is rich in picturesque banks of numerous rivers, and sources of mineral waters. Major environmental problems are: soil erosion, pesticide pollution, air and water pollution. The city has a problem of garbage utilization. The only place for pesticide utilization in Ukraine is Shostka, Sumy region. Economy Industry The main industrial activities of the oblast are: chemical mechanical engineering, pumping and energy mechanical engineering, agricultural machine-construction, instrument-making industry and radio electronics, technical equipment production for processing fields of agro-industrial complexes, mining and iron ore production industry, polygraph industry and medicine production, oil and gas processing, chemical production, film and photo material production (See: Svema), and chemical fertilizer production. In general, there are 273 large industry enterprises and 327 small industry enterprises. Agriculture In 1999, the gross grain yield was about 446,000 tons, sugar beets – 664,000 tons, sunflower seeds – 27,700 tons, potatoes – 343,600 tons. The region also produced 108,700 tons