General Information about Russian Federation
Geopolitical situation:
Russia is the largest country in the world. Its area is 17 075.5 thousand square km. This is 11.5% of the world's territory. The state is located in eastern Europe and northern Asia.
From north to south the country stretches for over 4,000 km; from west to east – for almost 10,000 km. Russia borders on 16 countries. In the south-east - with North Korea (DPRK), in the south with China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia; in the south-west - with Ukraine, in the west with Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Norway; the Kaliningrad Region borders on Lithuania and Poland.
Political system: Federal republic
Head of state:
The President
Head of government:
The Prime Minister.
Legislature:
Bicameral Parliament (State Duma and Federation Council).
Capital:
Moscow
Symbols:
National Flag, National Emblem
Administrative divisions:
The Russian Federation consists of 89 equal subjects, including 22 republics, 50 regions, 10 districts, 6 territories and 2 federal cities - Moscow and St. Petersburg, one autonomous oblast and 10 autonomous counties. The entire territory is divided into 7 federal districts.
Area: 17 075.5 thousand square km
Population:
About 150 million people.
Official language:
Russian
Religion:
Christianity (Orthodox)
Monetary unit:
Ruble
Largest cities:
Moscow
St. Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
Novosibirsk
Nizhny Novgorod
Ekaterinburg
Samara
Omsk
Chelyabinsk
Kazan
Perm
Ufa
Rostov-on-Don
Volgograd
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