Russia: Introduction

Total Population: 141,750,000

Annual Growth Rate: -0.1%

Density: 9 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 72.8%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Moscow (13,500,000); Saint-Petersburg (4,750,000); Novosibirsk (1,500,000); Jekaterinburg (1,500,000); Niznij Novgorod (1,700,000).

Ethnic Origins:

Official Language: Russian

Other Languages Spoken: More than 150 languages are spoken in the Russian Federation and some of them are the official language in a part of the country.

Business Language(s): English is more and more widespread.
Managers often understand English better than they speak it. You must be prepared to conduct negotiations in Russian.

Religion: 87% of Russians are believers. Orthodox 87%, Muslims 10%, Catholics 1,2%, Buddhists 0,7%.

Literacy Rate: 99.4%

Area: 17,098,240 km²

Type of State: Federal republic based on parliamentary democracy. Presidential government.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Transition country, Emerging Financial Market, G8 member.
The largest country in the world; leading producer and exporter of natural gas in the world, and second largest producer and exporter of petroleum in the world; poverty affects 16% of the population

HDI*: 0.719/1

HDI (World Rank): 65/169

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Russia, Dial 810
To Make a Call to Russia, Dial +7

Internet Suffix: .ru

Computers: 13.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 31.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 21.1 per 100 Inhabitants