🌍 Geography
Location: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Eastern Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
17,098,242 km²
Land Area
16,377,742 km²
Water Area
720,500 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
22,407 km
Coastline
37,653 km
Bordering Countries
Azerbaijan (338 km)
312 km; China (southeast) 4 (N/A km)
133 km and China (south) (46 km)
309 km; Georgia (894 km)
644 km; North Korea (18 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions
Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
600m
Natural Resources
wide natural-resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, bauxite, reserves of rare earth elements, timber
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
140,820,810
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.49%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
41.9 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
8.4 per 1,000
Death Rate
14 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- MOSCOW: 12,680,000 people
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 99.9%, Female: 99.9%)
💼 Economy
natural resource-rich Eurasian economy; leading energy exporter to Europe and Asia; decreased oil export reliance; endemic corruption, Ukrainian invasion, and lack of green infrastructure limit investment and have led to sanctions
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$6.09 trillion
GDP (Official Rate)
$2.17 trillion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$41,700
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
4.3%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
2.7%
Industry
30.7%
Services
57.5%
Major Industries
complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries (including radar, missile production, advanced electronic components), shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; communications equipment; agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment; electric power generating and transmitting equipment; medical and scientific instruments; consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
semi-presidential federation
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Russia Day, 12 June (1990)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
5.11 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
7 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
7.4% of GDP
Education Expenditure
4.2% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
33
Notable Sites
- Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
- Kizhi Pogost
- Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
- Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
- Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
- Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
- Lake Baikal
- Volcanoes of Kamchatka
- Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery