Russia
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Russia (Russian: Россия, Rossiya) | |||||
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National information | |||||
National motto: | (none) | ||||
National anthem: | National Anthem of Russia | ||||
About the people | |||||
Official languages: | Russian, many others in component republics | ||||
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Geography / Places | |||||
Here is the country on a map of the world. | |||||
Capital city: | Moscow | ||||
Largest city: | Moscow | ||||
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Politics / Government | |||||
Established: | From the Soviet Union (June 12 1990) | ||||
Leaders: | President Vladimir Putin Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov |
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Economy / Money | |||||
Currency: (Name of money) |
Ruble (рубль.) | ||||
International information | |||||
Time zone: | +02:00 | ||||
Telephone dialing code: | 7 | ||||
Internet domain: | .ru, .su |
Russia is a country in Europe and Asia. By land area, it is the largest country in the world. The number of people living in the country is about 144,000,000. The Russian Federation is another name of Russia.
Russia is now a democratic country. The president is chosen in direct elections. Its official language is Russian. The capital and the biggest city is Moscow. The second biggest city is Saint Petersburg.
Other cities in Russia in which more than one million people live are
- Novosibirsk
- Nizhniy Novgorod
- Yekaterinburg
- Samara
- Omsk
- Kazan
- Ufa
- Chelyabinsk
- Rostov
- Perm
From 1922 to 1991 Russia was the largest part in the Soviet Union, or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). People sometimes used the name "Russia" for the whole Soviet Union. In reality, Russia was only one of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. Before then, a king ruled Russia. This king was called czar.
The Soviet Union broke apart in 1991.
The most common religion in Russia is Christianity. Christians in Russia have their own special type of church. It is called the Russian Orthodox Church.
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1. Country partly in Asia. 2. Geographically in Asia, but often counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. |
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1. Includes territory in both Europe and Asia. 2. Usually thought of Europe for cultural, Politically and historical reasons. 3. Special territories. |
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