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The Russian Federation ( Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. With an area of 17,075,400 km² (6,595,600 mi²), it is the largest country in the world, covering almost twice the territory of either Canada, China, or the United States. It ranks seventh in the world in population, following China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, and Pakistan.

Once the preeminent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Russia has been an independent country since the dissolution of the union in December 1991. Under the Soviet system it was called the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR).

Most of the area, population, and industrial production of the Soviet Union, then one of the world's two superpowerA superpower is a state with the ability to influence events or project power on a wide scale. In modern terms, this may imply an entity with a strong economy, a large population, and strong armed forces, including air power and satellite capabilities, ans, lay in Russia. Consequently, with the breakup of the USSR, Russia was again vying for an influential role on the world stage. This influence is notable, but is still far from that of the former Soviet Union.

Российская Федерация
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya


( In DetailThe flag of Russia is a tricolour. It consists of three equal horizontal fields, white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom. The flag of Russia is the source of the Pan-Slavic colors. Moscow Coat of Arms Popular myth traces the origin of t)	( In DetailThe Russian Coat of Arms comes from the old Russian empire, and it was restored after the fall of the Soviet Union, despite objections. The red color of the blazon symbolizes Great Russia an old name of the country, used only by the Russians to distinguis)

National mottoA motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. Many countries, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms. These mottos are t: None

Official languageAn official language is a language that is specifically designated to be so in the constitutions of countries, states, and other territories. States and areas without a constitution, by this definition, lack official languages. Officially recognized minor

Russian (among many others in political subdivisions)

Official scriptAn official script is a script that is specifically designated to be official in the constitutions or other applicable laws of countries, states, and other territories. Akin to an official language, an official script is much rarer. Obviously, its proclam

Cyrillic alphabet

Capital

Moscow (Moskva)

Largest city

Moscow

President

Vladimir Putin

Prime Minister

Mikhail Fradkov (Michail Fradkov)

Area
- Total
- % water

Ranked 1st
17,075,200 km²
0.5%

Population
- Total ( 2003)
- Density

Ranked 7th
144,526,378
9/km²

Independence
Dates

Russia Day: June 12, 1990
Finalized: December 26, 1991

GDP (PPP)
- Total ( 2003)
- GDP/head

Ranked 9th
$1.287 trillion
$8,900

Currency

Ruble (RUB)
(RUR - obsolete)

Time zone

UTC +2 to +12

National anthem

Hymn of the Russian Federation

Internet TLD

.RU (.SU is still reserved by RF)

Calling Code

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RussiaThe Russian Federation ( Russian: , transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija , or Russia (Russian: , transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. With	RussianThe term Russian can refer to: The Russian language Someone from Russia or with a Russian ethnic identity, see Russians Something of or pertaining to Russia.	Russian languageRussian /'ruski j'zk/) is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. Russian belongs to the group of Indo-European languages, and is therefore related to Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin, as well as the modern Germanic, Romance, and Celtic languages, inclu
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