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.)

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