Area: | 17 million sq km (6,563,706 sq mi) |
Population: | 144 million |
Capital city: | Moscow (9 million) |
People: | 81% Russian, 4% Tatar, 3% Ukrainian and numerous ethnic minorities |
Language: | Russian |
Religion: | Russian Orthodox Cristianity, Catholicism, Islam, Animism, Buddhism |
Currency: | Rouble (1 USD = approx. 26,3 roubles) |
Government: | Federation |
President: | Mr. Vladimir V. Putin (elected March 14, 2004) |