Russian Federation Российская Федерация
*Rossiyskaya Federatsiya* :
*Anthem: *Государственный гимн Российской Федерации (Russian)
*Gosudarstvenny gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii* (transliteration)
State Anthem of the Russian Federation :
*Capital*
(and largest city) :
Moscow
55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.75, 37.617
Official languages :
Russian official throughout nation; twenty-seven others co-official in
various regions
Government :
Federal semi-presidential republic
Government President :
Dmitry Medvedev (Ind.)
Government Prime Minister :
Vladimir Putin (UR)
Government Chairman of the Federation Council :
Sergey Mironov (FR)
Government Chairman of the State Duma :
Boris Gryzlov (UR)
Founded (862)1 :
Novgorodians invited prince Rurik to keep law and order, thus giving birth
to the Rurik dynasty that ruled over all Russian lands throughout more than
700 years[1]
Area Total :
17,075,400 km² (1st)
6,592,800 sq mi
Population 2008 estimate :
142,008,838[3] (9th)
Population 2002 census :
145,166,731[4]
Population Density :
8.3/km² (209th)
21.5/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (PPP) Total :
$2,089 trillion[5] (7th)
*GDP* (PPP) Per capita :
$14,704[5] (52nd)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (nominal) Total :
$1,289 trillion[5] (11th)
*GDP* (nominal) Per capita :
$9,074[5] (54th)
*HDI* (2005) :
▲ 0.802 (high[7]) (67th)
Time zone :
(UTC+2 to +12)
Time zone Summer (DST) :
(UTC+3 to +13)
Internet TLD :
.ru (.su reserved), (.рф2 2009)
1 :
The Russian Federation is the successor to earlier forms of continuous
statehood, starting from 9 century AD when Rurik, a viking warrior,
established "Russ" or "Rhos" state at Novgorod, traditionally taken as the
beginning of Russian statehood.
2 :
The .рф Top-level domain will be available for use in the Russian Federation
in the second quarter of 2009 and will only accept domains which use the Cyrillic
alphabet.[8]
Russian Federation ?????????? ?????????
*Rossiyskaya Federatsiya* :
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*Gosudarstvenny gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii* (transliteration)
State Anthem of the Russian Federation :
*Capital*
(and largest city) :
Moscow
55?45?N 37?37?E? / ?55.75, 37.617
Official languages :
Russian official throughout nation; twenty-seven others co-official in
various regions
Government :
Federal semi-presidential republic
President :
Dmitry Medvedev (Ind.)
Prime Minister :
Vladimir Putin (UR)
Chairman of the Federation Council :
Sergey Mironov (FR)
Chairman of the State Duma :
Boris Gryzlov (UR)
Founded (862)1 :
Novgorodians invited prince Rurik to keep law and order, thus giving birth
to the Rurik dynasty that ruled over all Russian lands throughout more than
700 years[1]
Total :
17,075,400 km? (1st)
6,592,800 sq mi
2008 estimate :
142,008,838[3] (9th)
2002 census :
145,166,731[4]
Density :
8.3/km? (209th)
21.5/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$2,089 trillion[5] (7th)
Per capita :
$14,704[5] (52nd)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$1,289 trillion[5] (11th)
Per capita :
$9,074[5] (54th)
*HDI* (2005) :
? 0.802 (high[7]) (67th)
Time zone :
(UTC+2 to +12)
Summer (DST) :
(UTC+3 to +13)
Internet TLD :
.ru (.su reserved), (.??2 2009)
1 :
The Russian Federation is the successor to earlier forms of continuous
statehood, starting from 9 century AD when Rurik, a viking warrior,
established "Russ" or "Rhos" state at Novgorod, traditionally taken as the
beginning of Russian statehood.
2 :
The .?? Top-level domain will be available for use in the Russian Federation
in the second quarter of 2009 and will only accept domains which use the Cyrillic
alphabet.[8]
