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[b]Official Name of Nation:[/b] Russian Federation [i](Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)[/i]
[b]Common Name of Nation:[/b] Russia [i](Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya)[/i]

[b]Capital and Largest City:[/b] Moscow

[b]Official Languages:[/b] Russian
[b]Commonly Recognized Languages:[/b]
 Abaza (Northwest Caucasian)
 Adyghe (Northwest Caucasian)
 Altay (Turkic)
 Avar (Northeast Caucasian)
 Azerbaijani (Turkic)
 Bashkir (Turkic)
 Buryat (Mongolic)
 Chechen (Northeast Caucasian)
 Chuvash (Turkic)
 Erzya (Uralic)
 Ingush (Northeast Caucasian)
 Kabardian (Northwest Caucasian)
 Kalmyk (Mongolic)
 Karachay-Balkar (Turkic)
 Khakas (Turkic)
 Komi-Zyrian (Uralic)
 Lezgi (Northeast Caucasian)
 Mansi (Uralic)
 Mari (Uralic)
 Moksha (Uralic)
 Nogai (Turkic)
 Ossetic (Iranian)
 Tatar (Turkic)
 Tuvаn (Turkic)
 Udmurt (Uralic)
 Yakut (Turkic)
[b]Official Written Language:[/b] Russian

[b]Ethnic Groups:[/b]
 81.0% Russian
 3.7% Tatar
 1.4% Ukrainian
 1.1% Bashkir
 1.0% Chuvash
 0.8% Chechen
 11.0% others / unspecified

[b]Government Type:[/b] Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic

 [b]Head of State:[/b] Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (UR), in his capacity as President of the Russian Federation

 [b]Other Honorable Mentions:[/b]
 Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (UR), Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (colloquially: Prime Minister of the Russian Federation)
 Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (UR), Minister of Foreign Affairs
 Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev (UR), Minister of Internal Affairs
 Anton Germanovich Siluanov (Ind.), Minister of Finance
 Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu (UR), Minister of Defence
 Vladimir Andreyevich Puchkov (Ind.), Minister of Emergency Situations
 Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (UR), Chairman of the Federation Council
 Sergey Yevgenyevich Naryshkin (UR), Chairman of the State Duma

[b]Legislature:[/b] Federal Assembly

[b]Formation(date):[/b] 12 December 1993 

[b]Square Land Area:[/b] 17,098,242 km
[b]Coastline Area:[/b] 37,653 km
[b]Shared Border Area:[/b] 20,241 km
[b]Waterways:[/b] 102,000 km

[b]GDP (PPP):[/b] $2.678 trillion
[b]Defence Budget:[/b] $76.6 billion
[b]External Debt:[/b] $732 billion
[b]Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold:[/b] $493.30 billion
[b]GDP (Nominal):[/b] $2.215 trillion
[b]Gini Index:[/b] 41.7
[b]HDI Index:[/b] 0.788

[b]Currency (and Value to the USD):[/b] Russian Ruble (1 Russian Ruble to 0.027 US Dollars)

[b]Drives on the Right.[/b]

[b]CAPABILITIES[/b]
[b]Total Population:[/b] 143,700,000
[b]Available Manpower:[/b] 69,117,271
[b]Fit for Military Service:[/b] 46,812,553
[b]Reaching Military Age Annually:[/b] 1,534,202
[b]Active Frontline Personnel:[/b] 766,000
[b]Reserve Personnel:[/b] 2,485,000

[b]Labour Forces:[/b] 75,680,000
[b]Merchant Marine Strength:[/b] 1,143
[b]Major Ports and Terminals:[/b] 7
[b]Roadway Coverage:[/b] 982,000
[b]Railway Coverage:[/b] 87,157
[b]Serviceable Airports:[/b] 1,218

[b]Oil Production (bbl/day):[/b] 11,000,000
[b]Oil Consumption (bbl/day):[/b] 2,200,000
[b]Proven Oil Reserves:[/b] 80,000,000,000

[b]Tanks:[/b] 15,500
[b]Armored Fighting Vehicles:[/b] 27,607
[b]Self-Propelled Guns:[/b] 5,990
[b]Towed Artillery Pieces:[/b] 4,625
[b]Rocket Projectors (MLRS):[/b] 3,781

[b]Total Aircraft:[/b] 3,082
[b]Helicopters:[/b] 973

[b]Total Ships:[/b] 352
[b]Aircraft Carriers:[/b] 1
[b]Frigates:[/b] 4
[b]Destroyers:[/b] 13
[b]Corvettes:[/b] 74
[b]Submarines:[/b] 63
[b]Coastal Defence Craft:[/b] 65
[b]Mine Warfare Craft:[/b] 34

[b]Nuclear Capabilities:[/b] 8,500 total
[b]Maximum missile range:[/b] 16,000 km