Russia

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Russia

Russian Federation
Europe · Eastern Europe · Capital: Moscow

Quick facts about Russia

Official name	Russian Federation
Capital	Moscow
Continent & subregion	Europe · Eastern Europe
Population	143,826,130 people (world rank 9)
Area	17,098,242 km²
Density	8 people/km²
Share of world population	1.79% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$2,046.3 billion
Urbanisation	75% urban population
Life expectancy	73.3 years
Currency	Russian ruble (₽) — RUB
Languages	Russian
Internet domain	`.ru`
Calling code	+73/4/5/8/9
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$13,987 · see world ranking
Internet Users	92.2% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.4 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	4.2 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	13.5 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	50.7% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Russia did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Azerbaijan Belarus China Estonia Finland Georgia Kazakhstan North Korea Latvia Lithuania Mongolia Norway Poland Ukraine

The geographic position is roughly 60°, 100°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.