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Russia

Russian Federation
 Russia is the largest country in the world with 16,995,800 sq. km. (B.Y.)

Population Map of Russia (B.Y.)



Physical Map Of Russia (O.B.)

2010 Population Pyramid for Russia (B.Y.) Russia has a baby boom generation starting at around age 20 and ending aroung age 60. This is not supported by Russia's younger generation. Men and women appear to be equal until age 65 where women tend to outlive men 2:1.

15.8% of Russia's population is below the poverty line. (B.Y.)

Russia has the 2nd highest murder rate at 28, 904 people. (B.Y.)

According to NationMaster, Russia is the 127th most corrupt country in the world. (B.Y.) World map of the 2009 Corruption Perceptions by Transparency International, which measures "the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians". High numbers (green) indicate less perception of corruption, whereas lower numbers (red) indicate higher perception of corruption

Russia has a literacy rate of 99.6%, making it the 15th most literate country in the world. (B.Y.)

Russia's GPD Per Capita is $15,200, which is the 73rd largest GDP divided by population in the world. (KR)

Russia's GDP by economic section is 5.2% agriculture, 37% industry, and 57.9% services. (O.B.) The country's main agricultural products include grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetable, fruits, beef and mild. (O.B.) Russia's biggest industries include: the mining/extraction of coal, oil, gas, chemical, and metals; and building machinery for defense, transportation, communications, and agricultural. (O.B.) Russia is the world's second largest oil producer and the sixth largest oil consumer. (O.B.)

Russia's inflation has dropped from 14.1% in 2008 to 11.9% in 2009. (O.B.)

Russia's available military forces include 36 million men and 37 million women, of whom 21 million men and 26 million women are fit for duty. (KR)



Military expenditures comprise 3.9% of the GDP, making Russia the 30th most spending country on defense programs. (KR)

The climate ranges from humid continental through most of European Russia to subarctic in Siberia. Wide natural resources result, from abundance in oil to timber. (KR)





Pictures of Russia (O.B.) 





The Czars


 * Peter the Great (ruled from 7 May 1682 to 8 Feb 1725)



Current President: Dmitriy Medvedev <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;">(yes, that's his happy face) (KR)

Current Premier: Vladimir Putin (KR)