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Russian Federation Российская Федерация Rossiyskaya Federatsiya | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Anthem: Государственный гимн Российской Федерации (Russian) Gosudarstvenny gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii (transliteration) State Anthem of the Russian Federation | |
Capitaland largest city | Moscow |
Official languages | Russian official throughout nation; twenty-seven others co-official in various regions |
Demonym(s) | Russian |
Government | Federal semi-presidential republic |
• President | Dmitry Medvedev |
• Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
• Chairman of the Federation Council | Sergey Mironov |
• Chairman of the State Duma | Boris Gryzlov |
Founded (862) Novgorodians invited prince Rurik to keep law and order, thus giving birth to the Rurik dynasty that ruled over all Russian lands throughout more than 700 years | |
Area | |
• Total | 17,075,400 km (6,592,800 sq mi) (1st) |
• Water (%) | 13 |
Population | |
• 2008 estimate | 142,008,838 (9th) |
• 2002 census | 145,166,731 |
• Density | 8.3/km (21.5/sq mi) (209th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate |
• Total | $2.088 trillion (7th) |
• Per capita | $14,692 (52nd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate |
• Total | $1.290 trillion (11th) |
• Per capita | $9,075 (54th) |
Gini (2005) | 40.5 Error: Invalid Gini value |
HDI (2005) | 0.802 Error: Invalid HDI value (67th) |
Currency | Ruble (RUB) |
Time zone | UTC+2 to +12 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 to +13 |
Calling code | 7 |
ISO 3166 code | RU |
Internet TLD | .ru (.su reserved), (.рф 2009) |
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FUCKING COMMUNISTS!!!!!
- According to the Russian Primary Chronicle; "Tale of Bygone Years:". Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- "The Russian federation: general characteristics". Retrieved 2008-04-05.
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