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Capital Russia : |
Moscow .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Russia :
| Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 294 km, Finland 1,340 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 19 km, Latvia 217 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km, Mongolia 3,485 km, Norway 196 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 206 km, Ukraine 1,576 km .
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| Climate Russia :
| ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast .
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| Life expectancy Russia :
| 66.39 years .
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| Fertility rate Russia :
| 1.26 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Russia :
| federation .
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| Population Russia :
| 143,782,338 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Russia :
| 17,075,200 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Russia :
| 35.5 million (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Russia :
| 17,608,800 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Russia :
| 7.
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| Sex ratio total Russia :
| 0.87 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Russia ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Russia ratio 15 64 :
| 0.94 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Russia ratio 65 :
| 0.46 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Russia :
| $35.91 billion (2003) |
| HIV Russia :
| 0.9% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Russia :
| 25% (January 2003 est.) |
| Literacy Russia :
| 99,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Russia :
| 5,90% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Russia :
| 47% (2001) |
| Inflation Russia :
| 13.7% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Russia :
| 8.5% plus considerable underemployment (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Russia :
| 6 million (2002) |
| Location Russia :
| Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean |
| Geographic Coordinates Russia :
| 60 00 N, 100 00 E |
| Religion Russia :
| Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other |
| Administrative region Russia :
| 49 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respublik, singular - respublika), 10 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 6 krays (krayev, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast(avtonomnaya oblast') |
| Terrain Russia :
| broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions |
| Elevation extremes lowest Russia :
| Caspian Sea -28 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Russia :
| Gora El'brus 5,633 m |
| Natural resources Russia :
| wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber |
| Land use arable land Russia :
| 7,33% |
| Land use permanentcrops Russia :
| 0,11% |
| Irrigated land Russia :
| 46,630 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Russia :
| permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia |
| Environment current issues Russia :
| air pollution from heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste; urban solid waste management; abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides |
| Geography note Russia :
| largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El'brus is Europe's tallest peak |
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