Russian Federation Российская Федерация  (Russian)
Anthem:
Russia on the globe. Claimed lands are shown in light green.
Capital and largest city	Moscow 55°45′21″N 37°37′02″E / 55.75583°N 37.61722°E / 55.75583; 37.61722
Russian
See Languages of Russia
Ethnic groups (2021, including Russia and Crimea)	71.7% Russian 3.2% Tatar 1.1% Chechen 1.1% Bashkir 22.9% other or not reported
Religion (2012)	47.4% Christianity 41% Russian Orthodoxy 6.4% other Christian 38.2% no religion 6.5% Islam 2.4% other (including Buddhism) 5.5% unanswered
Demonym(s)	Russian
Government	Federal semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
• President	Vladimir Putin
• Prime Minister	Mikhail Mishustin
• Speaker of the Federation Council	Valentina Matviyenko
• Speaker of the State Duma	Vyacheslav Volodin
• Chief Justice	Vyacheslav Lebedev
Legislature	Federal Assembly
• Upper house	Federation Council
• Lower house	State Duma
Formation
• Kievan Rus'	879
• Vladimir-Suzdal	1157
• Grand Duchy of Moscow	1263
• Tsardom of Russia	16 January 1547
• Russian Empire	2 November 1721
• Monarchy abolished	15 March 1917
• Soviet Union	30 December 1922
• Declaration of State Sovereignty	12 June 1990
• Russian Federation	12 December 1991
• Current constitution	12 December 1993
• Union State formed	8 December 1999
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (within internationally recognised borders)17,234,028 km2 (6,654,095 sq mi) (including claimed territories) (1st)
• Water (%)	13 (including swamps)
Population
• 2022 estimate	147,182,123 (2021 Census) (including Crimea) 144,699,673 (excluding Crimea) (9th)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (181st)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$4.771 trillion
• Per capita	$33,263
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$2.215 trillion
• Per capita	$15,444
Gini (2020)	▼ 36.0 medium
HDI (2021)	0.822 very high · 52nd
Currency	Ruble (₽) (RUB)
Time zone	UTC+2 to +12
Driving side	right
Calling code	+7
ISO 3166 code	RU
Internet TLD	.ru .рф

Russia (Russian: Россия, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It has land from the Baltic Sea to the Bering Strait. It is the largest country in the world, followed by Canada, the United States, and China. Russia's population is about 146.7 million people. It is the most populous country in Europe. Moscow is its capital city. It is also the largest city in Europe. Other big cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. Russia's official language is Russian. Russian is the most spoken language in Europe. It is also the most widely spoken Slavic language. Many regions of Russia have their own official languages alongside Russian.