Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country. The country's capital as well as its largest city is M…
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country. The country's capital as well as its largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city and cultural capital. Other major cities in the country include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kazan, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don.
Government: Federal semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
Legislature: Federal Assembly
Currency: Ruble (₽) (RUB)
Driving side: right
Calling code: +7
Capital and largest city: Moscow
Religion (2023): 61% Christianity · 60% Russian Orthodoxy · 1% other Christian · 24% no religion · 9% Islam · 2% other (including Buddhism) · 4% undeclared