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Russian Federation

Russian Federation
Российская Федерация
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: 
Государственный гимн Российской Федерации
(tr.: Gosudarstvenny gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii)
State Anthem of the Russian Federation
Capital
(and largest city)
Moscow
55°45′N 37°37′E
Official language(s) Russian official throughout the country; 27 others co-official in various regions
Ethnic groups (2002) 79.8% Russians
3.8% Tatars
2.0% Ukrainians
1.2% Bashkirs
1.1% Chuvashes
12.1% Others and Unspecified[1]
Demonym Russian
Government Federal semi-presidential republic
 -  President Dmitry Medvedev
 -  Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
 -  Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (UR)
 -  Chairman of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov (UR)
Legislature Federal Assembly
 -  Upper House Federation Council
 -  Lower House State Duma
Formation
 -  Rurik Dynasty 862 
 -  Kievan Rus' 882 
 -  Vladimir-Suzdal Rus' 1169 
 -  Grand Duchy of Moscow 1283 
 -  Tsardom of Russia 16 January 1547 
 -  Russian Empire 22 October 1721 
 -  Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 7 November 1917 
 -  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 10 December 1922 
 -  Russian Federation 25 December 1991 
Area
 -  Total 17,075,400 km2 (1st)
6,592,800 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 13[2] (including swamps)
Population
 -  2010 census 142,905,208[3] 
 -  Density 8.3/km2 (217th)
21.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate
 -  Total $2.376 trillion[4] (6th)
 -  Per capita $16,840[4] 
GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate
 -  Total $1.894 trillion[4] (9th)
 -  Per capita $13,542[4] 
Gini (2008) 42.3[5] (high) 
HDI (2010) increase 0.719[6] (high) (65th)
Currency Ruble (RUB)
Time zone (UTC+3 to +12 (exc. +5))
Date formats dd.mm.yyyy
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code RU
Internet TLD .ru, .su, .рф
Calling code +7

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