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EXCELLENCY OF RUSSIA
Russian Federation is a transcontinental country extending over
much of northern Europe and Asia With an area of 17,075,400 km²,
Russia is by far the largest country in the world, covering almost
twice the total area of the next-largest country, Canada, and has
enormous mineral and energy resources. Russia has the world's
ninth-largest population. Russia shares land borders with the
following countries (counter-clockwise from northwest to southeast):
Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus,
Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and
North Korea. It is also close to the United States (the state of
Alaska), Sweden, and Japan across relatively small stretches of
water (the Bering Strait, the Baltic Sea, and La Pérouse Strait,
respectively).

After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the newly-independent
Russian Federation emerged as a great power and is also
considered to be an energy superpower. Russia is considered the
Soviet Union's successor state in diplomatic matters and is a
permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. It is also
one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses
the world's largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.
Russia is the leading nation of the Commonwealth of Independent
States, a member of the G8 as well as other international
organizations.

Foreign Relations

The Russian Federation (Russia) is recognized in international law
as continuing the legal personality of the former Soviet Union. The
Russian Federation continues to implement the international
commitments of the USSR, and has assumed the USSR's
permanent seat on the UN Security Council, membership in other
international organizations, the rights and obligations under
international treaties and property and debts. Russia is one of the
key players in international relations. As one of five permanent
members of the UN Security Council, Russia has a special
responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.
Russia is a member of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized
nations and is a member of a large number of other international
organizations, including the Council of Europe and OSCE. Russia
takes a special role in the organizations created on the territory of
the former USSR, largely under the leadership of Russia : CIS,
EurAsEC, CSTO, SCO. The collapse of the Soviet Union has
also resulted in Russia becoming a somewhat more NATO-friendly
country and the establishment of the NATO-Russia Council, which
brings together the NATO members and the Russian Federation;
however, Russia has not formally joined the NATO as an ally, nor
has Russia expressed any desire to join NATO. Russia has a
multifaceted foreign policy. It maintains diplomatic relations with
178 countries and has 140 embassies. Russia's foreign policy is
determined by the President and implemented by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
Capital
(and largest city)
Moscow
55°45′N, 37°37′E
Official languages
Russian official
throughout nation;
thirty
others co-official in
various regions
Demonym
Russian
Government

President
Prime Minister
Semi-presidential
federal republic
Vladimir Putin
Viktor Zubkov
Formation
Founded

Declared

Finalised
862 AD


June 12, 1990

December 25,
1991  
Area
Total

Water (%)
17,075,400 km²
(1st)

13
Population
2006 estimate

2002 census

Density
142,754,000 (8th)


145,274,019

8.3/km² (209th)
21.8/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
Total


Per capita
2006 estimate
$1.727 trillion
(8th1)

$12,096 (59th)
GDP (nominal)
Total

Per capita
2006 estimate
$979 billion (11th)

$6,856 (59th
HDI (2004)
0.797 (medium)
(65th)
Gini? (2002)
39.9 (medium)
Currency
Ruble (RUB)
Time zone
Summer (DST)
(UTC+2 to +12)
(UTC+3 to +13)
Internet TLD
+7