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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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Point	Information
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
Internet TLD	.ru .su .рф
Political Parties	All-Russian political party “United Russia” Political party “Communist Party of the Russian Federation” Political party LDPR — Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Political party “Patriots of Russia”
Independence Day	Tsardom of Russia 16 January 1547
Tallest Building	Lakhta Center Federation Towers (East Tower/Vostok) OKO (South Tower) Mercury City Tower
Richest Persons	Vladimir Potanin Vladimir Lisin Leonid Mikhelson Alexey Mordashov
Top Website	Vk.com Yandex.ru Mail.ru Ok.ru
Flag	Russia Flag
Map	Russia Map