Russia (pronounced: /en-us-Russia.ogg/; rRossiyskaya Federatsiya, ), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential democratic republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares borders with the following countries (from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan (by the Sea of Okhotsk) and the United States (by the Bering Strait). At 17075400 km2, Russia is by far the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation in the world with 142 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 11 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources, and is considered an energy superpower. It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water. (via Wikipedia)
Capital:
Moscow
Language:
Russian official throughout the country; 27 others co-official in
various regions
Largest City:
Moscow
As Of:
Jan 1, 2007
GDP (nominal):
$1.676 trillion
As Of:
Jan 1, 2010
Area:
6,592,800
GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
6th
52nd
GDP (nominal per capita):
$11,807
GDP (nominal) Rank:
8th
GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
52nd
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
Lower House:
State Duma
Upper House:
Federation Council
Ethnic groups:
Russians 79.8%, Tatars 3.8%, Ukrainians 2%, Bashkirs 1.2%, Chuvash
1.1%, Chechen 0.9%, Armenians 0.8%, other – 10.4%
Legislature:
Federal Assembly
Government type:
Federal semi-presidential democratic republic
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
ccTLD:
.ru (.su reserved), (.рф 2009)
Anthem:
Gosudarstvenny gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii
Государственный гимн Российской
Федерации
Currency (code):
RUB
Demonym:
Russian
Latitude:
N
Longitude:
E
Name:
Russia
Currency:
Ruble
Country Calling Code:
+7
Latitude (Minutes):
45
Longitude (Minutes):
37
Total Population:
141,927,297
Drives On:
right
Latitude (Degrees):
55
HDI Rank:
71st
HDI:
0.817
GDP (per capita PPP):
$2.264 trillion
Longitude (Degrees):
37
Census Date:
Jan 1, 2002
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