| Country name: |
Russia |
| Capital: |
Moscow |
| Country code: |
379 |
| Continent: |
Central Asia |
| Currency name: |
Russian rouble |
| Independence: |
1991-08-24 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
24 August 1991 from the Soviet Union; notable earlier dates: 1157 Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created; 16 January 1547 Tsardom of Muscovy established; 22 October 1721 Russian Empire proclaimed; 30 December 1922 Soviet Union established |
| Total area (km2): |
17,098,242 |
| Land area (km2): |
16,377,742 |
| Water area (km2): |
720,500 |
| Population: |
142,500,482 |
| Population note: |
142,500,482 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
Russian |
| All languages: |
Russian (official), many minority languages |
| Time zone: |
(UTC+3 to +12) |
| Date format: |
dd.mm.yyyy |
| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+7 |
| Domain: |
.ru.su.рф |
