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Country (long form)Russian Federation
CapitalMoscow
Total Area6,592,771.58 sq mi
17,075,200.00 sq km
(slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the US)
Population145,470,197 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050118,233,243
LanguagesRussian, other
Literacy98.0% total, 100.0% male, 97% female (1989 est.)
ReligionsRussian Orthodox, Muslim, other
Life Expectancy62.12 male, 72.83 female (2001 est.)
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OFFICIAL NAME: Russian Federation
CAPITAL: Moscow
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Federal Multiparty Republic
AREA: 17,075,400 Sq Km (6,592,800 Sq Mi)
ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 148,518,500
LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY: Russia occupies a large area of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is bound by the Barents Sea and Norway to the northwest, Finland, the Gulf of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus to the west, Ukraine, the Black Sea, Georgia and Azerbaijan to the sout ...
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A Country Study: Russia
Library of Congress Call Number DK510.23 .R883 1998
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Location: Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean
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Russian Federation
Capital : Moscow
Major Language(s) : Russian
Largest City : Moscow
Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 9269
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 55°50'N 37°37'E
Currency : ruble
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 447103
Area (km2) : 17075400
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 147195
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 9
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 3028
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