Russia Coralie Lavergne 899015 Henri Hoffren 898989
Area: 17,098,242 sq km 89 provinces
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The Russian People Population:
140,041,247 Capital: Moscow People: Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified
Russian Federation Government:
federation Religion: Russian Orthodox Official Language: Russian Languages Spoken: Russian, many minority languages Independence: 24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union) Official Currency: Ruble (RUB)