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Moscow
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Russian Federation
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Russia
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Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
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Rossiya
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Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Languages
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| Main language |
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Russian
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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170,000,000
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Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul, Akhvakh, Altai South, andi, Armenian, Assyrian Neo Aramaic, Avar, Azerbaijan North, Bagvalal, Bashkir, Belarusan, Bezhta, Bohtan Neo Aramaic, Botlikh, Buriat Russian, Chamalal, Chechen, Chinese Mandarin, Chukot, Chuvash, Dargwa, Dido, Dolgan, Domari, Erzya, Estonian, Even, Evenki, Finnish, Georgian, German Standard, Ghodoberi, Greek, Hunzib, Ingush, Judeo tat, Kabardian, Kalmyk oirat, Karachay balkar, Karata, Karelian, Kazakh, Khakas, Khanty, Khvarshi, Komi permyak, Komi zyrian, Korean, Koryak, Kumyk, Lak, Le, Lezgi, Lithuanian, Livvi, Mansi, Mari East, Mari West, Moksha, Mongolian Halh, Nanai, Nenets, Nogai, Osetin, Plattdeutsch, Polish, Romani, Romani Baltic, Romani Vlax, Russian, Rutul, Selkup, Serbo-croatian, Shor, Tabassaran, Tajiki, Tatar, Tindi, Tsakhur, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvin, Udi, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Uzbek North, Veps, Yakut, Yiddish East, Yupik Central Siberian
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Aba, Abakan Tatar, Abazin, Abazintsy, Adygei, Adygey, Aghulshuy, Agul, Aguly, Altai, Andii, Andiy, Ashuwa, Asiatic Eskimo, Avanki, Avankil, Avaro, Axvax, Bagulal, Bagvalin, Barbalin, Basquort, Bechitin, Beslenei, Bexita, Bezheta, Bezhita, Bezhti, Botlix, Bulgar, Buriat-mongolian, Buryat, Camalal, Cez, Chal, Chamalin, Chapogir, Cheremis, Cheremiss, Chuchee, Chudy, Chuhari, Chukcha, Chukchee, Chukchi, Chukhari, Circassian, Dagestani, Dargin, Dargintsy, Diba, Didoi, East Circassian, Eastern Mari, Eben, Enzeb, Erzia, European Oirat, Ewen, Galancho, Ghalghay, Ghumghum, Godoberi, Godoberin, Gogulich, Gold, Goldi, Gorno-mariy, Gunzib, Hanty, Hebrew Tat, Heche, Hezhe, Hezhen, Ilqan, Ingus, Kabardino-cherkes, Kabardo-cherkes, Kalmack, Kalmuck, Kalmuk, Kalmytskii Jazyk, Kama Permyak, Kapucha, Kapuchin, Karacaylar, Karachai, Karachaitsy, Karachay, Karachayla, Karatai, Karatin, Karelian Proper, Karel'skogo Jazyka, Karely, Kazikumukhtsy, Khakhas, Khakhass, Khal:mag, Khanti, Khiurkilinskii, Khunzal, Khunzaly, Khvarshin, Kiakh, Kirdi, Kiurinsty, Kjax, Kök Mungak, Komi, Komi-perm, Komi-permyat, Kondoma Tatar, Kumuk, Kumuklar, Kumyki, Kupuca, Kuznets Tatar, Kvanada, Kvanadin, Laki, Lamut, Lezghi, Lezgian, Lezgin, Livvikovian, Livvikovskij Jazyk, Lower Circassian, Lugovo Mari, Luoravetlan, Mansiy, Mari, Mari-hills, Mari-woods, Mokshan, Mordoff, Mordov, Mordvin, Mordvin-erzya, Mordvin-moksha, Mras Tatar, Mukhad, Mykhanidy, Nanaj, Nenec, Nenetsy, Nentse, Nogaitsy, Nogalar, Nogay, Noghai, Noghay, Noghaylar, Nokchiin Muott, Nokhchiin, Northern Mongolian, Nymylan, Oirat, Oirot, Olonets, Olonetsian, Orich, Ostyak, Ostyak Samoyed, Oyrot, Permyak, Qalmaq, Qwannab, Russki, Rutal, Rutultsy, Rutuly, Sakha, Severno-karel'skij, Shortsy, Siberian Yupik, Sobstvenno-karel'skij-jazyk, Southern Karelian, Soyod, Soyon, Soyot, Tabasaran, Tabasarantsy, Tannu-tuva, Tartar, Tindal, Tindin, Tofa, Tokha, Tom-kuznets Tatar, Tsez, Tsezy, Tsuntin, Tuba, Tuva, Tuvan, Tuvia, Tuvinian, Tyva, Upper Circassian, Uriankhai, Uriankhai-monchak, Uryankhai, Vepsian, Vogul, Voguly, Volga Oirat, Votiak, Votyak, West Circassian, Western Mongolian, Xanty, Xunzal, Xvarshi, Yakut-sakha, Yenisei Tatar, Yoit, Yuit, Yuk, Yurak, Yurak Samoyed
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Abadzex, Agul, Aiwanat, Akani, Akhty, Akkin, Akusha, Alar, Aldan Timpton, Altai Proper, Anatri, Anchix, Ancux, Andalal-gxdatl, Anyx, Apokinskij, Arman, Ashkaraua, Ashtikulin, Ayan-maya, Bacadin, Baksan, Balkar, Balxar-calakan, Barguzin, Batlux, Beltir, Beslenei, Bezhedukh, Bezhta, Bezshagh, Birar, Black Nogai, Bohaan, Borch, Botlikh, Buinaksk, Bulagat, Burzhan, Buzawa, Cavcuvenskij, Cemdalsk, Central Nogai, Central Tuvin, Central Veps, Central Vlax Romani, Chaplino, Chaun, Cheberloi, Cherkes, Cis-baikalia, Cudaxar, Dariganga, Dejbuk, Derbend, Dorbot, Eastern Khanti, Eastern Tatar, Eastern Vogul, Eaykit, Ekhirit, Enmylinskij, Enurmin, Forest Yurak, Gadyri, Gagatl, Gakvari, Garkin, Gekxun, Gigatl, Gin, Gjunej, Grassland Mari, Greater Kabardian, Hid, Ilimpeya, Indigirka, Inxokvari, Itkan, Itumkala, Ixreko-muxrek, Jeltulak, Kacha, Kajtak, Kalar, Kalderash, Kamassian, Kamchatka, Kamenskij, Karachay, Karachi, Karax, Kaxib, Keleb, Keren, Khaikent, Khalkha, Khasavyurt, Khocharkhotin, Kila, Kirmico-lek, Kistin, Kiuri, Kolyma-omolon, Kondoma, Koshan, Kozymodemyan, Kuba, Kubachi, Kuban, Kumux, Kunzakh, Kuro-urmi, Kur-urmi, Kuvakan, Kvanxidatl, Kyzyl, Lamunkhin, Lesser Kabardian, Lower Nepa Tungir, Luli, Malka, Maznoug, Melkhin, Middle Tatar, Mikik, Misles, Mozdok, Mrassa, Muirin, Munin, Nakanna, Narym, Natuzaj, Nepa, Ninzne-udinsk, Noohalit, North Permyak, North Russian, North Tabasaran, North Udmurt, Northeastern Tuvin, Northern Akhvakh, Northern Karelian, Northern Khanti, Northern Vogul, Novgorod, Nunligranskij, Oirat, Oka, Okhotsk, Ola, Palan, Paren, Pevekskij, Ploskost, Podkamennaya Tunguska, Poligus, Prionezh, Rikvani, Sagadin, Sagai, Sakhalin, Sakkyryr, Salatav, Samagir, Sart Qalmaq, Shapsug, Shina, Shor, Shulanin, Sirxin, South Permyak, South Russian, South Tabasaran, South Udmurt, Southeastern Tuvin, Southern Akhvakh, Southern Karelian, Southern Khanti, Southern Veps, Southern Vogul, Srednyaya Ob-ket, Stal, Sunggari, Sym, Talangit, Tapanta, Taz, Tlisi, Tlyadaly, Tokita, Tokko, Tokmo-upper Lena, Tommot, Tompon, Torgon, Torgut, Tuba-kizhi, Tuguro-chumikan, Tundra Yurak, Tunka, Tutoncana, Tver, Tym, Uchama, Uchur, Uellanskij, Ujumuchin, Unga, Untib, Upper Kolyma, Urat, Uraxa-axusha, Ussuri, Vach, Vanavara, Vicxin, Viryal, Vixlin, Western Tatar, Western Tuvin, Western Vogul, White Nogai, Wooteelit, Xakuchi, Xarbuk, Xatyrskij, Xvarshi, Yanrakinot, Yaran, Yazva, Yerbogocen, Yurmaty, Zakataly, Zeya-bureya, Zibirkhalin, Zilo, Zyudin
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Abadekh, Abadzeg, Agvali-richaganik-tsumada-urukh, Ak, Akkhusha, Altai-kizhi, Altaj Kizi, Antsukh, Apukin, Aux, Balkar-tsalakan, Beslenej, Bezhehux-temirgoi, Bokhan, Bzedux, Bzhedug, Central Sel'kup, Central Selk'up, Char, Chavchuven, Chemgui, Chuy, Derbet, Dörböd, Gachitl-kvankhi, Halh, Inyven, Kaca, Kaitak, Kalinin, Kamen, Kara, Karakh, Kaytak, Kazan, Kety, Khanag, Kochin-kam, Kondin, Kubachin, Kubachintsy, Kumkh, Lower Lozyvin, Maina-kizhi, Middle Lozyvin, Misher, Mountain Bashkir, Natukhai, North Veps, Northern Avar, Northern Sel'kup, Peekit, Pelym, Sagaj, Sapsug, Sernur-morkin, Shatoi, Siberian Tatar, Sos'va, Sosyvin, Southern Altai, Southern Sel'kup, Southwestern Udmurt, Steppe Bashkir, Talangit-tolos, Tavdin, Tazov-baishyan, Temirgoj, Tlyanub, Todzhin, Tokitin, Torghoud, Torghud, Torguud, Tsegob, Tsudakhar, Udmurt, Ughbug, Upper Lozyvin, Urakha-akhush, Urkarax, Vagily, Vasyugan, Vesermyan, Vikhlin, Vitskhin, Volga, Western Bashkir, Xajdak, Xunzax, Yoshkar-olin
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Internet:
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| Domain |
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.ru
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| Internet users |
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9.2 Mio. (2000)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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35 (2000)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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60 00 N, 100 00 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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17,075,200.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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19,990.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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Russian Rubel
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RUS
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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1,200 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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5.2% (2001*)
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Imports (US $)
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51.7 Bio. (2001*)
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| Inflation rate |
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21.9% (2001*)
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People:
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| Population |
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144,978,573
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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16.7% (M: 12,334,659; F: 11,840,058)
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- 15 - 64 years
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70.2% (M: 49,330,660; F: 52,402,610)
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| - 65 years and over |
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13.1% (M: 6,150,775; F: 12,919,811)
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| Labor force |
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71.3 Mio. (2001*)
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