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Population: 144530000
Area: 17075200km²
Capital: Moscow
Currency: Ruble (RUB)
Country dialing code: 7
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Government type: federation
President: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Premier: Mikhail Fradkov

Religions:

Russian Orthodox, Islam, Animist, Jewish, Buddhist

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