A country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia,bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. Largest country in the world in terms of area.
Details
Government type: Federation
Capital: Moscow
National holiday: Russia Day, 12 June (1990)
Constitution: adopted 12 December 1993
Legal system: based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts
Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red
National Emblem: Double Eagle
Symbol: a bear
Major Cities: Moscow, St.Petersburg, Vladivostok
Ethnic groups:
- Russian 81.5%
- Tatar 3.8%
- Ukrainian 3%
- Chuvash 1.2%,
- Bashkir 0.9%
- Belarusian 0.8%
- Moldavian 0.7%
- other 8.1%
Population: 144,978,573 (July 2002 est.)
Religions:
- Russian Orthodox
- Muslim
- other
Languages: Russian, others.
Lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m
Highest point: Elbrus mountain 5,633 m
Resources:
- Oil
- Natural gas
- Coal
- Strategic minerals
- Timber.
