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Surface: Russia has a total area of
17,075,200 sq km.
Population: Russia has a
population of around 142,754,000, consisting of ethnic
Russian, Tatar, Ukrainian and others.
System of government: Russia is
a constitutional federation.
Capital: With a population of
around 13,200,000, Moscow is the capital.
Religion: Russian Orthodox is
the dominant religion, followed by Islam and other
denominations of Christianity.
Official
Language: Russian is the official
language.
Government: Russia is
a constitutional federation.
Climate: Russia has a
continental climate except for the tundra and the
extreme southeast.
Units of measure and
electricity: Russia follows the metric system
of measurement while the official unit of electricity is
220 V and 50 Hz.
Time Zone:
Russia is divided into 11 time
zones.
Currency: Ruble
Travel documents
required: Passports are required by all
travellers. Visas are not required by CIS countries
excluding nationals of Georgia and Turkmenistan.
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Russia is the world’s leading natural gas
exporter and the second leading oil
exporter. Agriculture accounts
for 5% of total economic output and employs 13% of the
workforce. Energy products,
textiles and chemicals
are the major industries. Russia is a major producer of
wheat, barley,
oats and rye. Russia’s
fishing industry is one of the largest
in the world.The average daily budget for a tourist in Russia is
about 1,500 R
to 2,500 R.
An average meal costs about 200 R to 300 R.
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