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Published on Tuesday, 25 October 2011 12:59

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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)		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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