RussiaCapital: Moscow
Area: 17 098 246 sq.km
Population: 143 142 000 ppl.
Language: Russian
Currency: Russian rubble (RUB)
Time zone: UTC+3/+5/+12
Phone code: +7
Russian Federation is a state that is located in the Eastern part of Europe and Northern Asia. The total number of Russia’s population is 143 142 000 people, total area of the country is 17 098 246 square kilometers. Russia is the largest country in the world and 9th by the total number of its population. The capital of Russia is the city of Moscow; the official language of the country is Russian. By form of government Russia is federative republic.
Russia shares border with 18 countries. Land borders are with the following states: Finland, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Belorussia, Ukraine, Abkhazia, Georgia, South Ossetia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea.