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.
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
Access to electricity:
n.c.
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