Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17 million square kilometers, and encompassing more than one-eighth of Earth’s inhabited land area.
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Country Name | Russian Federation |
Short Name | Russia |
Capital | Moscow |
Largest city | Moscow |
Official languages | Russian |
National Languages | Russian |
Religion | 73% Christianity —70% Russian Orthodoxy —3% Other Christian, 15% No religion, 10% Islam, 2% Others |
Demonym(s) | Russian |
Government | Federal dominant-party semi-presidential constitutional republic |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Vice President | Prime Minister – Mikhail Mishustin |
House Speaker | Vyacheslav Volodin |
Chief Justice | Vyacheslav Lebedev |
Total Area | 17,098,246 km2 (6,601,670 sq mi) (without Crimea) |
Water (%) | 13 |
Total Land Area (%) | 14,874,474.02 km2 |
Population | 146,748,590 (including Crimea) (2020 estimate) |
GDP (PPP) | $4.519 trillion (2020 estimate) |
GDP (Nominal) | $1.657 trillion (2020 estimate) |
Currency | Russian ruble (₽) (RUB) |
Time zone | UTC+2 to +12 |
Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
Mains Electricity | 230-50 Hz |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +7 |
ISO 3166 code | RU |
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Independence Day | Tsardom of Russia 16 January 1547 |
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