Official Name of Nation: Russian Federation
(Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)Common Name of Nation: Russia
(Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya)Capital and Largest City: Moscow
Official Languages: Russian
Commonly Recognized Languages: Abaza (Northwest Caucasian)
Adyghe (Northwest Caucasian)
Altay (Turkic)
Avar (Northeast Caucasian)
Azerbaijani (Turkic)
Bashkir (Turkic)
Buryat (Mongolic)
Chechen (Northeast Caucasian)
Chuvash (Turkic)
Erzya (Uralic)
Ingush (Northeast Caucasian)
Kabardian (Northwest Caucasian)
Kalmyk (Mongolic)
Karachay-Balkar (Turkic)
Khakas (Turkic)
Komi-Zyrian (Uralic)
Lezgi (Northeast Caucasian)
Mansi (Uralic)
Mari (Uralic)
Moksha (Uralic)
Nogai (Turkic)
Ossetic (Iranian)
Tatar (Turkic)
Tuvаn (Turkic)
Udmurt (Uralic)
Yakut (Turkic)
Official Written Language: Russian
Ethnic Groups: 81.0% Russian
3.7% Tatar
1.4% Ukrainian
1.1% Bashkir
1.0% Chuvash
0.8% Chechen
11.0% others / unspecified
Government Type: Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
Head of State: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (UR), in his capacity as President of the Russian Federation
Other Honorable Mentions: Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (UR), Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (colloquially: Prime Minister of the Russian Federation)
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (UR), Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev (UR), Minister of Internal Affairs
Anton Germanovich Siluanov (Ind.), Minister of Finance
Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu (UR), Minister of Defence
Vladimir Andreyevich Puchkov (Ind.), Minister of Emergency Situations
Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (UR), Chairman of the Federation Council
Sergey Yevgenyevich Naryshkin (UR), Chairman of the State Duma
Legislature: Federal Assembly
Formation(date): 12 December 1993
Square Land Area: 17,098,242 km
Coastline Area: 37,653 km
Shared Border Area: 20,241 km
Waterways: 102,000 km
GDP (PPP): $2.678 trillion
Defence Budget: $76.6 billion
External Debt: $732 billion
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $493.30 billion
GDP (Nominal): $2.215 trillion
Gini Index: 41.7
HDI Index: 0.788
Currency (and Value to the USD): Russian Ruble (1 Russian Ruble to 0.027 US Dollars)
Drives on the Right.CAPABILITIESTotal Population: 143,700,000
Available Manpower: 69,117,271
Fit for Military Service: 46,812,553
Reaching Military Age Annually: 1,534,202
Active Frontline Personnel: 766,000
Reserve Personnel: 2,485,000
Labour Forces: 75,680,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 1,143
Major Ports and Terminals: 7
Roadway Coverage: 982,000
Railway Coverage: 87,157
Serviceable Airports: 1,218
Oil Production (bbl/day): 11,000,000
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 2,200,000
Proven Oil Reserves: 80,000,000,000
Tanks: 15,500
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 27,607
Self-Propelled Guns: 5,990
Towed Artillery Pieces: 4,625
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 3,781
Total Aircraft: 3,082
Helicopters: 973
Total Ships: 352
Aircraft Carriers: 1
Frigates: 4
Destroyers: 13
Corvettes: 74
Submarines: 63
Coastal Defence Craft: 65
Mine Warfare Craft: 34
Nuclear Capabilities: 8,500 total
Maximum missile range: 16,000 km