The full state title: Russian Federation

Territory: 17 075 200 km

Population: 142,4 mln

Capital: Moscow

Languages: Official language is Russian; each region applies the language of the national majority.

Religion: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism.

Political System: Presidential parliamentary republic

GDP: US$1,576 trln.

GDP per head: US$11 041

Annual growth of GDP: 2,3%

Inflation: Not more than 6%

Key industries: nuclear power engineering, heavy engineering, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, forestry and timber industry, agricultural industry, mining industry, light industry, all means of transport, space and space industry, chemistry, building industry, bridge engineering, automobile construction.

Key trading partners: Germany, USA, Japan, China, DPRK, Southern Korea, France, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Italy, India, Malaysia, Australia, Egypt, Brazil, Angola, Argentina, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada.

Visas: The question of issuing visas is considered on an individual basis by consulates and embassies in the appropriate countries.

Time: UTC +2 … +12

Grid voltage: alternate 110/220 volts

Measuring system: metric system

Geography

The Russian Federation is located in the northern hemisphere of the Eurasia continent. The territory of Russia is bordered by the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The Urals serves as the border between the Asian and European parts of Russia. The Asian part includes Siberia and the Far East.

The territory of Russia is characterized by varied topography. The main mountain ranges are the Caucasus, the Urals, the Altai and the Sayan Mountains. The central part of Russia is located in the territory of the East European Plain and the West Siberian Plain. The biggest rivers are the Volga, Lena, Irtysh, Enisey, Ob and Amur. The largest lakes of the country are Baikal, Caspian (sea), Ladozhskoe Lake and Onezhskoe Lake. The country (from north to south) is composed of the following climatic zones: arctic, tundra, forest-tundra, forest-steppe, steppe and semi-desert. The largest part of Russian territory is located in the continental and arctic climatic zones. The average annual temperature is -5.5 degrees. More than 70% of the territory is risk farming. The agricultural season in most parts of the country lasts for two to three months. There are plenty of forests: they take up more than half of the country. One-fifth of all forests in the world grow in Russia. There are 25 national parks and 84 national preservation parks.