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The Russian Federation

Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: 
"Государственный гимн Российской Федерации"
"Gosudarstvenný gimn Rossijskoj Federací"  (transliteration)
"State Anthem of the Russian Federation"
Russia (dark green)Crimea (disputed, Russian-administered) (light green)a
Russia (dark green)
Crimea (disputed, Russian-administered) (light green)a
Capital
and largest city
Moscow
55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E / 55.750; 37.617
Official languages Russian
Ethnic groups (2010)
Demonym Russian
Government Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
 •  President Vladimir Putin
 •  Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
 •  Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko
 •  Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin
Legislature Federal Assembly
 •  Upper house Federation Council
 •  Lower house State Duma
Formation
 •  Arrival of Rurik 862 
 •  Kievan Rus' 882 
 •  Grand Duchy 1283 
 •  Tsardom January 16, 1547 
 •  Empire October 22, 1721 
 •  Republic September 14, 1917 
 •  Russian SFSR November 6, 1917 
 •  USSR December 30, 1922 
 •  Independence December 25, 1991 
 •  Current Constitution December 12, 1993 
Area
 •  Total 17,075,200  km2 (1st)
6,592,772 sq mi
 •  Water (%) 13 (including swamps)
Population
 •  2016 estimate 146 544 710 (9th)
 •  Density 8.4/km2 (217th)
21.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
 •  Total $3.685 trillion (6th)
 •  Per capita $25,185 (53rd)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
 •  Total $1.133 trillion (14th)
 •  Per capita $7,742 (72nd)
Gini (2013) 40.1
medium · 83rd
HDI (2014) Increase 0.798
high · 50th
Currency Russian ruble (₽) (RUB)
Time zone (UTC+2 to +12)
Date format dd.mm.yyyy
Drives on the right
Calling code +7
ISO 3166 code RU
Internet TLD
a. The Crimean Peninsula is recognized as territory of Ukraine by a majority of UN member nations, but is de facto administered by Russia.
Abaza: Россия Федерация
Adyghe: Российскэ Федерацие
Bashkir: Рәсәй Федерацияһы
Buryat: Оросой холбоото улас
Chechen: Россин Федераци
Chuvash: Раççей Патшалăхĕ
Crimean Tatar: Rusiye Federatsiyası
Kalmyk: Орсин Ниицән
Komi: Рочму Федерация
Ossetic: Уæрæсейы Федераци
Tatar: Русия Федерациясе
Udmurt: Россия Федерация
Yakut: Арассыыйа Федерацията

Coordinates: 60°N 90°E / 60°N 90°E / 60; 90

The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, tr. Rossijskaja Federacija; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə]), also commonly known as Russia (Listeni/ˈrʌʃə/; Russian: Росси́я, tr. Rossija; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə]; from the Greek: ΡωσίαRus'), is a federal state in Eurasia. At 17,075,200 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one eighth of Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with over 146.6 million people at the end of March 2016. The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the East, about 77% of the population live in European Russia. Russia's capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world, other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Samara.


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