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Russia is located in eastern Europe and Asia, spanning from its western border with numerous European countries to its eastern coast on the Bering Strait. The capital city is Moscow.

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  • Population: 143,420,309
  • Land Area: 16,995,800 sq km
  • Capital City: Moscow
  • Languages: Russian,  minor ethnic group languages
  • Religions: Muslim, Russian Orthodox
  • Government: federation
  • Date of independence: 8/24/1991
  • GDP: $1.408 trillion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Russia country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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