Total Population: 139,390,205

Annual growth rate: -0.3%

Density: 9 inhabitants/km²

Urban population: 72.9%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Moscow (13,500,000); Saint-Petersburg (4,750,000); Novosibirsk (1,500,000); Jekaterinburg (1,500,000); Niznij Novgorod (1,700,000).

Ethnic Origins:

Official Language: Russian

Other languages spoken: More than 150 languages are spoken in the Russian Federation and some of them are the official language in a part of the country.

Business language: English is more and more widespread.
Managers often understand English better than they speak it. You must be prepared to conduct negotiations in Russian.

Religion: 87% of Russians are believers. Orthodox 87%, Muslims 10%, Catholics 1,2%, Buddhists 0,7%.

Literacy rate: 99.4%

Area: 17,098,240 km²

Type of State: Federal republic based on parliamentary democracy. Presidential government.

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Transition country, Emerging Financial Market, G8 member.
The largest country in the world; leading producer and exporter of natural gas in the world, and second largest producer and exporter of petroleum in the world.

HDI*: 0.806/1

HDI (world rank): 73rd/177

Telephone code:
To make a call from Russia, dial 810
To make a call to Russia, dial +7

Internet suffix: .ru

Computers: 13.3 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 31.1 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 21.1 per 100 inhabitants