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Russia |
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| Name |
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Russian Federation |
| Capital City |
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Moscow |
| Official Language |
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Russian |
| Population |
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144.978.573 inhabitants |
| Population (<15) |
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24.174.717 inhabitants |
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- air pollution from heavy industry and transportation
- industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways/seacoasts
- deforestation, soil erosion
- soil contamination (improper application of agricultural chemicals)
- radioactive contamination
- groundwater contamination (toxic waste and obsolete stocks of pesticides)
- urban solid waste management |
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| Location |
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From Eastern Europe to Northern Asia |
| Time Zone |
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Russia spans 11 time zones |
| National Day |
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12 June (Russia Day, 1990) |
| Currency |
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Russian ruble |
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| Area |
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16.995.800 sq km |
| Forest |
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50% |
| Land Boundaries |
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19.990 km |
| Coastline |
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37.653 km |
| Elevation Extremes |
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| Highest point |
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5.633 m (Gora El'brus) |
| Lowest point |
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-28 m (Caspian Sea) |
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| Weather |
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Ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north. |
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