Russia

Presentation

Capital: Moscow

Population

Total Population (million): 141.64

Annual growth rate: -0.52%

Density: 9 inhab./km²

Urban population: 72.92%

Population of main cities: Moscow (10425075); Saint-Petersburg (4580620); Novosibirsk (1397015); Jekaterinburg (1308441); Niznij Novgorod (1283553); Samara (1143346)

Ethnic Origins:

Russians (81.6%), Tatars (3.8 %), Ukrainians (3 %), Chuvashes (1.2 %), Bashkirs (0.9 %), others (9.5%).

Official Language: Russian

Other languages spoken: More than 150 languages are spoken in the Russian Federation and some of them are the official language in a part of the country.

Business language: English is more and more widespread.
Managers often understand English better than they speak it. You must be prepared to conduct negotiations in Russian.

Religion: 87% of Russians are believers. Orthodox 87%, Muslims 10%, Catholics 1,2%, Buddhists 0,7%.

Literacy rate: 99.44%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Moscow, Kazan, Saint Petersburg
It is %T:%M %A in Iekaterinbourg, Perm, Chelyabinsk
It is %T:%M %A in Novosibirsk, Omsk
It is %T:%M %A in Vladivostock, Khabarovsk

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 17,098,240 km²

Type of State: Federal republic based on parliamentary democracy. Presidential government.

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Transition country, Emerging Financial Market, G8 member
The largest country in the world; leading producer and exporter of natural gas in the world, and second largest producer and exporter of petroleum in the world.

HID*: 0.802

HDI (world rank): 67/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Moscow

F° | C°

4°

Low: 1° | High: 5°

Humidity: 84% | Wind: 3 km/h
Sunrise: 7:41 am | Sunset: 4:43 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Russia, dial 810
To call in Russia, dial 7

Internet suffix: .ru

Computers: 12.1 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 27.9 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 18.0 per 100 inhabitants