Russia
Geographic Information
Russia's Regions
Far East
Siberian
Urals
Volga
Northwest
Central
Southern
North Caucasus
Russia's Square Mile
6.602 million mi²
Russia's Arable Land
Russia's Arable Land is 1,174,284km2
Capital
The capital of Russia is Moscow.
Mascow
The most populated out of the three.
Saint Petersburg
The 2nd most populated city in Russia.
Yekaterinburg
The 3rd most populated city in Russia.
Demographic Information
Population
The population of Russia is 143.5 million.
Population Density
The population density of Russia is 22 per square mile.
% Urbanized
Russia has 74% Urbanized.
Life expectancy
Male
63.4
Female
75.2
Total
69.3
Russia's AIDS Rate with U.S
Russia's Literacy Rate
The literacy rate in russia is 99.68%.
Russia's Language(s)
Russia's main language is Russian, which is spoken by many.
Russia's Ethnicity Pie Graph
Cultural Information
Customs and Traditions
Colorful folk wear costume to its ornate religious symbols.
They also do ballet and paint outside, and listen to classical music.
Family Average Size
The average members for a family in Russia is 3 people. 89.8% of Russia's population are married and have kids.
Clothing
Depending on what the Russian wears it can show how old he could be or how rich he could be.
Housing
Russian's live in a cabin like house, unless you live in the city, there are no "summer" houses there for it's always cold due to where russia's located.
Recreation
Russian's are most active in the summer, they go motor biking and do extreme sports. Some even go on cruise ships.
Religion
Russia's main religion was followed by a Orthodox Christianity church. Almost everyone agreed on it so it's officially their main religion, apart from 5% being Islam, and 1% being Buddhism.
Political Information
Type of Government
Russia does a president like the U.S does his name is Vladimir Putin, but the prime minister is more powerful than the president in Russia, making Dmitry Medvedev the most powerful in Russia.
Freedom House Political Rights Score
The United States is considered a free country, you can access anything on the web and the press can mostly publish anything that they want. But in Russia their internet is partly restricted and the press is not free at all, unless the president approves nothing can be published.
Civil Rights Score
1 = BEST, 7 = WORST
Russia's score is a 6.
Press Freedom
2015 SCORES
PRESS STATUS
Not Free
PRESS FREEDOM SCORE
(0 = BEST, 100 = WORST)
83
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
(0 = BEST, 30 = WORST)
25
POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
(0 = BEST, 40 = WORST)
34
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
(0 = BEST, 30 = WORST)
24
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2014
Domestic/Regional Conflicts
NATO estimates that 1,000 Russian soldiers are in Ukraine, aiding pro-Russian separatists in the country's east.
In a blunt statement Aug 29, NATO said Russian troops have illegally crossed the border as part of a "dangerous pattern over many months" to destabilize its neighbor.
Economic Information
% Agriculture
Russia's percentage of Agriculture 25%.
% Industry
The Russian percentage of Industry is 27.8%.
% Services
The percentage of services in Russia is 62.5%.
Unemployment
Russia's Unemployment rate is 5.8%.
Population below Poverty Line
Russia's population below the poverty line is 11%.