Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extends across eleven time zones, and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. S…
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extends across eleven time zones, and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city and "cultural capital". Other major urban areas in the country include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Kazan.
Government: Federal semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
Legislature: Federal Assembly
Currency: Ruble (₽) (RUB)
Driving side: right
Calling code: +7
Capital and largest city: Moscow
Religion (2023): 61% Christianity · 60% Russian Orthodoxy · 1% other Christian · 24% no religion · 9% Islam · 2% other (including Buddhism) · 4% undeclared
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