Information Sheet - Russia
RUSSIA
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LOCATION
North Asia
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INDEPENDENCE
1991
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GEOGRAPHIC REGION(S)
Eurasia
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GOVERNMENT TYPE
Semi-presidential federation
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CAPITAL CITY
Moscow
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LANGUAGES (OFFICIAL)
Russian
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TOTAL AREA
17,098,242 sq km.
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LANGUAGE FAMILY
Indo-European>Slavic
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POPULATION
142.12(July 2018 est.)
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ALPHABET
Cyrillic [абв]
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POPULATION DENSITY
8.31/sq km
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MAIN RELIGION
Russian Orthodox 15-20%
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NATIONALITY
Russian(s)(noun); Russian(adjective)
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NATIONAL COLORS
Red, Blue, White
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ETHNIC GROUPS
Russian 77.7%;Tatar 3.7%; Ukrainian 1.4%;Bashkir 1.1%; other 10.2%WF %.
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NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Bear, double-headed eagle
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CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH
No
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COLD WAR
Eastern Bloc
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BORDER COUNTRIES
Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine.
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INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
Sour relations with Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, eastern Ukraine,
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CURRENT BORDERS SET
2007 (2014 not recognized)
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MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE
Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States, Council of Europe, Partnership For Peace, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, United Nations, World Trade Organization.
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EUROVISION DEBUT
1994
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EUROVISION WINS
2008(Dima Bilan)
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EUROVISION HOSTS
Moscow 2009
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