4. Largest* Country in the
world
• 7th Most Populated Country (142.7 mln)
• 10th World Economy** (1.57 bn)
• Mt. Elbrus – highest peak in Europe
• River Volga – longest river in Europe
…
* - by territory
**- by GDP (PPP) in 2006
5. Statistic information
• Capital - Moscow
• Official language - Russian
• Currency - Ruble
• Population density - 8.4 persons per sq km
22 persons per sq mi (2005 estimate)
• Urban population distribution - 73 percent (2003
estimate)
• Rural population distribution - 27 percent (2003
estimate)
• Chief religious affiliations - Orthodox (Russian)
Christian, 52 percent
Muslim, 8 percent
Atheist, 5 percent
6. …Not quite European…
• 77% of territory of Russia basically is in Asia
• Almost all oil and gas deposits are in Siberia
• Most of the investment in next 20 years will be made in
Siberia and Far East
…But not Asian as well…
• 73% of Population lives in Europe.
• More 80% are Christians
• Russian language belongs to the Indo-European family
of languages
• European Union – main trade partner (45%)
7. Government of Russia
Form of government
Federal republic
Head of state
President
Head of government
Prime minister
Legislature
Bicameral legislature (Federal Acting Russian president
Assembly): Dmitry Medvedev
Council of the Federation, 178
members
State Duma, 450 members
Voting qualifications
Universal at age 18
Constitution
12 December 1993
Highest court Acting Prime minister,
Constitutional Court Vladimir Putin