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Geopolitical and historical information on the Eastern European country of Russia.

Geography of Russia and Map of Russia - Worldatlas

Russia, the world's largest country, obviously defies a "brief description," as it covers 9 time zones, all climate zones except tropical, with land that stretches almost halfway around the planet and a population of 138,082,178.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/ru.htm
Russia News - Reuters

Find late breaking world news from every corner of the globe at Reuters.com, your online source for international news coverage.
http://www.reuters.com/places/russia
Russian Education System - Study Russian

Details and comparision of the education system in Russia.
http://www.studyrussian.com/russian-course/study-university-moscow/russian-education-system.html
The Crisis of Russian Health Care and Attempts at Reform - RAND

A search for new forms of development in all spheres of public health care and health promotion is currently being conducted in Russia.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF124/CF124.chap5.html
Cities in Russia, Russian Cities Map - Maps of World

Russian cities map showing the major cities in Russia like Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Kazan, Volgograd, Saratov and many more.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/russia/cities-map.html
Russia Military Strength

2015 Military Power and Ranked Strength of Russia.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=russia
The Russian Military - CFR

The Russian military suffered years of neglect after the Soviet collapse and no longer casts the shadow of a global superpower. However, the Russian armed forces are in the midst of a historic overhaul with significant consequences for Eurasian politics and security.
http://www.cfr.org/russian-federation/russian-military/p33758
World Health Organization: Russian Federation

WHO country health profile of Russian Federation provides key statistics, information, news, features and journal articles on the country's public health issues and services.
http://www.who.int/countries/rus/en/
Russia's Population Is Still Growing, But Trouble Lies Ahead - Forbes

Rosstat just released its latest tranche of demographic data, including its first estimate of Russia's population as of January 1, 2015.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markadomanis/2015/01/23/russias-population-is-still-growing-but-trouble-lies-ahead/
Russian GDP - Bloomberg Business

Russias economy shrank the most since 2009 after a currency crisis jolted consumer demand, while a selloff in oil threatens to drag the country into a deeper recession.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-10/russian-economy-shrinks-4-6-as-oil-slump-risks-deeper-recession
Russian Economy Shows Signs of a Bottom - WSJ

Russia's economy contracted again in September but capital investment and industrial production data indicated a bottom may be near.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-economy-shows-signs-of-a-bottom-1445273634
Russia - The Guardian

The guardian discusses news in Russia.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/russia
Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a sovereign state in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic. At 17,125,200 square kilometres (6,612,100 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is the world's ninth most populous country with over 144 million people at the end of 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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Russian Federation Российская Федерация (Russian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Государственный гимн Российской Федерации Gosudarstvennyy gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii "State Anthem of the Russian Federation"
Recognised territory of Russia Claimed but internationally unrecognised ^[a] Show globe Show region with labels Show map of Europe
Capital and largest city	Moscow 55°45′21″N 37°37′02″E / 55.75583°N 37.61722°E / 55.75583; 37.61722
Official and national language	Russian^[3]
Recognised regional languages	35 regional official languages^[4]
Ethnic groups (2021; including Crimea) ^[5]	71.7% Russian 3.2% Tatar 1.1% Bashkir 1.1% Chechen 11.3% other 11.6% not reported
Religion (2024) ^[6] ^[7]	64.4% Christianity 61.8% Russian Orthodoxy 2.6% other Christian 21.2% no religion 9.5% Islam 1.4% other^[8] 3.5% undeclared
Demonym(s)	Russian
Government	Federal semi-presidential republic^[9] under an authoritarian^[10]^[11] dictatorship^[12]^[13]

• President	Vladimir Putin
• Prime Minister	Mikhail Mishustin

Legislature	Federal Assembly
• Upper house	Federation Council
• Lower house	State Duma
Formation

• Kievan Rus'	882
• Vladimir-Suzdal	1157
• Principality of Moscow	1282
• Tsardom of Russia	16 January 1547
• Russian Empire	2 November 1721
• Monarchy abolished	15 March 1917
• Soviet Union	30 December 1922
• Declaration of State Sovereignty	12 June 1990
• Russian Federation	12 December 1991
• Current constitution	12 December 1993
• Union State formed	8 December 1999

Area
• Total	17,098,246 km² (6,601,670 sq mi)^[15] (within internationally recognised borders)
• Water (%)	13^[14] (including swamps)
Population
• 2025 estimate	146,028,325^[16] (including Crimea)^[17] 143,569,049 (excluding Crimea) (9th)
• Density	8.4/km² (21.8/sq mi) (187th)
GDP (PPP)	2025 estimate
• Total	$7.130 trillion^[18] (4th)
• Per capita	$48,957^[18] (43rd)
GDP (nominal)	2025 estimate
• Total	$2.196 trillion^[18] (11th)
• Per capita	$15,077^[18] (65th)
Gini (2020)	36.0^[19] medium inequality
HDI (2022)	0.821^[20] very high (56th)
Currency	Ruble (₽) (RUB)
Time zone	UTC +2 to +12
Calling code	+7
ISO 3166 code	RU
Internet TLD	.ru .рф .su

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Geography of Russia and Map of Russia - Worldatlas

Russia, the world's largest country, obviously defies a "brief description," as it covers 9 time zones, all climate zones except tropical, with land that stretches almost halfway around the planet and a population of 138,082,178.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/ru.htm
Russia News - Reuters

Find late breaking world news from every corner of the globe at Reuters.com, your online source for international news coverage.
http://www.reuters.com/places/russia
Russian Education System - Study Russian

Details and comparision of the education system in Russia.
http://www.studyrussian.com/russian-course/study-university-moscow/russian-education-system.html
The Crisis of Russian Health Care and Attempts at Reform - RAND

A search for new forms of development in all spheres of public health care and health promotion is currently being conducted in Russia.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF124/CF124.chap5.html
Cities in Russia, Russian Cities Map - Maps of World

Russian cities map showing the major cities in Russia like Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Kazan, Volgograd, Saratov and many more.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/russia/cities-map.html
Russia Military Strength

2015 Military Power and Ranked Strength of Russia.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=russia
The Russian Military - CFR

The Russian military suffered years of neglect after the Soviet collapse and no longer casts the shadow of a global superpower. However, the Russian armed forces are in the midst of a historic overhaul with significant consequences for Eurasian politics and security.
http://www.cfr.org/russian-federation/russian-military/p33758
World Health Organization: Russian Federation

WHO country health profile of Russian Federation provides key statistics, information, news, features and journal articles on the country's public health issues and services.
http://www.who.int/countries/rus/en/
Russia's Population Is Still Growing, But Trouble Lies Ahead - Forbes

Rosstat just released its latest tranche of demographic data, including its first estimate of Russia's population as of January 1, 2015.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markadomanis/2015/01/23/russias-population-is-still-growing-but-trouble-lies-ahead/
Russian GDP - Bloomberg Business

Russias economy shrank the most since 2009 after a currency crisis jolted consumer demand, while a selloff in oil threatens to drag the country into a deeper recession.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-10/russian-economy-shrinks-4-6-as-oil-slump-risks-deeper-recession
Russian Economy Shows Signs of a Bottom - WSJ

Russia's economy contracted again in September but capital investment and industrial production data indicated a bottom may be near.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-economy-shows-signs-of-a-bottom-1445273634
Russia - The Guardian

The guardian discusses news in Russia.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/russia
Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a sovereign state in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic. At 17,125,200 square kilometres (6,612,100 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is the world's ninth most populous country with over 144 million people at the end of 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

Russian Federation Российская Федерация (Russian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Государственный гимн Российской Федерации Gosudarstvennyy gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii "State Anthem of the Russian Federation"
Recognised territory of Russia Claimed but internationally unrecognised ^[a] Show globe Show region with labels Show map of Europe
Capital and largest city	Moscow 55°45′21″N 37°37′02″E / 55.75583°N 37.61722°E / 55.75583; 37.61722
Official and national language	Russian^[3]
Recognised regional languages	35 regional official languages^[4]
Ethnic groups (2021; including Crimea) ^[5]	71.7% Russian 3.2% Tatar 1.1% Bashkir 1.1% Chechen 11.3% other 11.6% not reported
Religion (2024) ^[6] ^[7]	64.4% Christianity 61.8% Russian Orthodoxy 2.6% other Christian 21.2% no religion 9.5% Islam 1.4% other^[8] 3.5% undeclared
Demonym(s)	Russian
Government	Federal semi-presidential republic^[9] under an authoritarian^[10]^[11] dictatorship^[12]^[13]

• President	Vladimir Putin
• Prime Minister	Mikhail Mishustin

Legislature	Federal Assembly
• Upper house	Federation Council
• Lower house	State Duma
Formation

• Kievan Rus'	882
• Vladimir-Suzdal	1157
• Principality of Moscow	1282
• Tsardom of Russia	16 January 1547
• Russian Empire	2 November 1721
• Monarchy abolished	15 March 1917
• Soviet Union	30 December 1922
• Declaration of State Sovereignty	12 June 1990
• Russian Federation	12 December 1991
• Current constitution	12 December 1993
• Union State formed	8 December 1999

Area
• Total	17,098,246 km² (6,601,670 sq mi)^[15] (within internationally recognised borders)
• Water (%)	13^[14] (including swamps)
Population
• 2025 estimate	146,028,325^[16] (including Crimea)^[17] 143,569,049 (excluding Crimea) (9th)
• Density	8.4/km² (21.8/sq mi) (187th)
GDP (PPP)	2025 estimate
• Total	$7.130 trillion^[18] (4th)
• Per capita	$48,957^[18] (43rd)
GDP (nominal)	2025 estimate
• Total	$2.196 trillion^[18] (11th)
• Per capita	$15,077^[18] (65th)
Gini (2020)	36.0^[19] medium inequality
HDI (2022)	0.821^[20] very high (56th)
Currency	Ruble (₽) (RUB)
Time zone	UTC +2 to +12
Calling code	+7
ISO 3166 code	RU
Internet TLD	.ru .рф .su

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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