RUSSIA

OVERVIEW

• Capital: Moscow
• Population: 143,800,000
• President: Vladmir Putin
• Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev

ETYMOLOGY

• Russia comes from Rus
• Rus, a medieval state populated by east slavs
• Typically called "Russian Land" and "Land of Rus"

HISTORY

• In prehistoric times, south was populated by nomadic pastoralist
• Romans had settled west of the Caspian Sea
• Unified by the Grand duchy of Moscow
• Recieved independence from the Golden Horde
• By the18th century they had became the Russian Federation

GOVERNMENT

• President- head of state
• Prime Minister- head of government
• Multi-party representative democracy
• President has a 6 year term
• The president can serve 2 terms but not 3

FOREIGN RELATIONS

• Seen as the successor to the Soviet Union
• Has taken the USSR seat in the United Nations
• Relations with 191 countries
• Embassies in 144 countries
• Plays a role in keeping peace and security

GEOGRAPHY

• The largest country in the world
• Total Area is 6,592,800 sq mi
• Natural Resources- timber, petroleum, natural gas,
• and coal, ores and other mineral resources

ECONOMY

• A high-income market economy
• Large amounts of oil and natural gas
• 9th largest economy by GDP
• Oil, natural gas, metals, and timber are 80% of exports

ETHNIC GROUPS

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

LANGUAGE

• Over 100 different languages
• 142.6 million speak Russian
• Tatar is 2nd with 5.3
• Ukranian is 3rd with 1.8
• Russian is the 2nd most used on the internet

SOURCES

• wikipedia.com
• valley.net
• indexmundi.com