RUSSIA

LOCATION

• North Asia bordering the Arctic ocean
• Extending to the North Pacific Ocean

AREA

• total: 17,098,242 sq km
• land: 16,377,742 sq km
• water: 720,500 sq km

Environment issues
air pollution from heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste; urban solid waste management; abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides

AGE STRUCTURE

• 0-14 years: 16.4% (male 11,980,138/female 11,344,818)
• 15-24 years: 10.7% (male 7,828,947/female 7,482,143)
• 25-54 years: 45.8% (male 31,928,886/female 33,319,671)
• 55-64 years: 13.8% (male 8,408,637/female 11,287,153)
• 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 5,783,983/female 13,105,896) (2014 est.)

LITERACY

• Total population-99.7%
• : the ability to read and write

POPULATION GROWTH RATE

LIFE EXPECTANCE AT BIRTH

• Total population-70.16 years
• Male-64.37 years
• Female-76.3 years

LANGUAGES

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
The official number of unemployed stood at 821,800 people on December 1, 2014. According to the Russian Federal Statistics Service, about 5.2 % of economically active population was out of job in Russia in November 2014 against 5.1% in October 2014. The real unemployment rate is estimated at 3.9 million people

AGRICULTURE
The European Commission is following market development for all the sectors affected by the Russian import ban on certain agricultural and food products (particularly meats, milk products and fruit and vegetables) in close contact with Member States.