Russian Federation
Anthem: Russia on the globe. Claimed lands are shown in light green.
Capitaland 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)
Religion Demonym(s) Russian Government Federal semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship Vladimir Putin Mikhail Mishustin Valentina Matviyenko Vyacheslav Volodin Vyacheslav Lebedev Legislature Federal Assembly Federation Council State Duma 879 1157 1263 16 January 1547 2 November 1721 15 March 1917 30 December 1922 12 June 1990 12 December 1991 12 December 1993 8 December 1999 • 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) • 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
$33,263GDP (nominal) 2022 estimate • Total
$2.215 trillion• Per capita
$15,444Gini (2020) ▼ 36.0medium HDI (2021) 0.822very high · 52nd Currency Ruble (₽ ) (RUB )Time zone UTC +2 to +12Driving side right Calling code +7 ISO 3166 code RU Internet TLD
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.