Facts and Figures
Full name: Republic of Russia
Nationality
noun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian
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Area
total: 17,075,200 sq km land: 16,995,800 sq km water: 79,400 sq km
Population: 143,420,309 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Russian 81.5%
Tatar 3.8% Ukrainian 3% Chuvash 1.2% Bashkir 0.9% Belarusian 0.8% Moldavian 0.7% other 8.1% (1989)
Capital: Moscow, population 8,391,000
Largest Cities
St Petersburg – 4,189,000 Novgorod – 1,368,000 Novosibirsk – 1,399,000 Yekaterinburg – 1,274,000 Samara – 1,160,000 Omsk – 1,159,000
Official Language: Russian, other
Religion
Russian Orthodox Muslim other
Political system: federation
GDP: purchasing power parity – $1.408 trillion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $9,800 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 6.7% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 4.9%
industry: 33.9%
services: 61.2% (2004)
Inflation: 11.5% (2004 est.)