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Russian Federation
Российская Федерация (language?)
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
Flag of Russia
Flag
Coat of arms of Russia
Coat of arms
Location of Russia (green) Russian-administered Crimea (disputed; light green)a
Location of Russia (green)
Russian-administered Crimea (disputed; light green)a
Capital
and largest city

Moscow
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Official languages Russian
Recognised national languages See Languages of Russia
Ethnic groups (2010[1])
Religion See Religion in Russia
Demonym Russian
Government Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic[2]
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Valentina Matviyenko
Vyacheslav Volodin
Legislature Federal Assembly
Federation Council
State Duma
Formation
• Arrival of Rurik[3]
862
882
1283
• Tsardom
January 16, 1547
• Empire
October 22, 1721
September 14, 1917
November 6, 1917
December 30, 1922
June 12, 1990
• Russian SFSR renamed into the Russian Federation
December 25, 1991b
Area
• Total
17,075,200[4] km2 (6,592,800 sq mi) (1st)
• Water (%)
13[5] (including swamps)
Population
• 2017 estimate
144,463,451 Increase[6] (without Crimea)[7] (9th)
• Density
8.4/km2 (21.8/sq mi) (217th)
GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate
• Total
$4.000 trillion[8] (6th)
• Per capita
$27,900[8] (52nd)
GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate
• Total
$1.469 trillion[8] (11th)
• Per capita
$10,248[8] (72nd)
Gini (2013) 40.1[9]
medium · 83rd
HDI (2015) Increase 0.804[10]
very high · 49th
Currency Russian ruble () (RUB)
Time zone (UTC+2 to +12)
Date format dd.mm.yyyy
Drives on the right
Calling code +7
Internet TLD
  1. The Crimean Peninsula is recognized as territory of Ukraine by a majority of UN member nations, but is de facto administered by Russia.[11]
  2. The Belavezha Accords was signed in Brest, Belarus on December 8, creating the Commonwealth of Independent States in which the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR ratified the accords on December 12, denouncing the 1922 treaty. On December 25, Russian SFSR was renamed the Russian Federation and the following the day on December 26, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ratified the accords, effectively dissolving the Soviet Union.
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  2. Wikisource:Constitution of Russia
  3. Указ Президента РФ "О праздновании 1150-летия зарождения российской государственности" [Presidential Decree "On celebrating the 1150th anniversary of Russian statehood"]. www.1150russia.ru (in Russian language). Комитет культуры Новгородской области (Novgorod Region Culture Committee). March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2016. 
  4. Matt Rosenberg. "Biggest Countries The Twenty Largest Countries in Area in the World". About.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016. 
  5. "The Russian federation: general characteristics". Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2008. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Оценка численности населения на 1 января 2017 года и в среднем за 2016 год [Population estimates as of January 1, 2017 and the average for 2016] (XLS). Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (in Russian language). Retrieved October 20, 2016. 
  7. When including the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, the total population of Russia rises to 146,804,372.[6]
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: Russia". IMF. June 2017. 
  9. "Income Gini coefficient". Human Development Reports (Source: World Bank 2013). UNDP. Retrieved August 26, 2015. 
  10. "Human Development Report 2016 – "Human Development for everyone"" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017. 
  11. Taylor, Adam (March 22, 2014). "Crimea has joined the ranks of the world's 'gray areas.' Here are the others on that list.". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2014.