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About The People
Did You Know...... Russia has one of the busiest subway systems in the world carrying over 3.18 billion passengers per »» More
Fashion... Russian clothing styles are essentially the same as in Europe, but with the younger generation follo »» More
Socializing... Much has been said about the purported fatalism and inertia of the Russian people. This is not borne »» More
Family... The family is the basic social unit in Russia and most people expect to marry and have children »» MoreSports & Recreation... Organized sports play an important part in the daily life of most Russian citizens. There are m »» More | World Region: Asia
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Russia History
RUSSIA IS THE LARGEST of the fifteen geopolitical entities that emerged in 1991 from the Soviet Union. Covering more than 17 million square kilometers in Europe and Asia, Russia succeeded the Soviet Union as the largest country in the world. As was the case in the Soviet and tsarist eras, the center of Russia's population and economic activity is the European sector, which occupies about one-quarter of the country's territory. Vast tracts of land in Asian Russia are virtually unoccupied. Although numerous Soviet programs had attempted to populate and exploit resources in Siberia and the Arctic regions of the Russian Republic, the population of Russia's remote areas decreased in the »» More | Statistics, Graphs, Charts, & Data Tables
Capital Cities... Moscow
Population: 140,041,247
GDP: $2,230,000,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 17,075,200 (sq km) 6,592,735 (sq mi)
Currency: Russian ruble
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