6,592,771.58 sq mi 17,075,200.00 sq km (slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the US)
Population
145,470,197 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050
118,233,243
Languages
Russian, other
Literacy
98.0% total, 100.0% male, 97% female (1989 est.)
Religions
Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other
Life Expectancy
62.12 male, 72.83 female (2001 est.)
Government Type
federation
Currency
1 ruble (R) = 100 kopeks
GDP (per capita)
$7,700 (2000 est.)
Industry
complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; communications equipment; agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment; electric power generating and transmitting equipment; medical and scientific instruments; consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts
wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources