1. Russia

2. Also officially known as the Russian, is a country in northern Eurasia
Also officially known as the Russian, is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both with Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the US state of Alaska across the Bering Strait.

3. Government Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
President Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko
Chairman of the State Duma Sergey Naryshkin

4. symbols of Russia

5. Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is also the world's ninth most populous nation with nearly 144 million people as of Extending across the entirety of northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe, Russia spans nine time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms.

6. Capital and largest city – Moscow

7. Official languages - Russian Recognised languages 27 other languages co-official in various regions.

8. Ethnic groups (2010) 81. 0% Russian 3. 7% Tatar 1. 4% Ukrainian 1
Ethnic groups (2010) 81.0% Russian 3.7% Tatar 1.4% Ukrainian 1.1% Bashkir 1.0% Chuvash 0.8% Chechen 11.0% others

9. The results of the 2010 Census show a total population of 142,856,536.

10. The Russian Federation is recognized in international law as a successor state of the former Soviet Union. Russia continues to implement the international commitments of the USSR, and has assumed the USSR's permanent seat in the UN Security Council, membership in other international organisations, the rights and obligations under international treaties, and property and debts. Russia has a multifaceted foreign policy. As of 2009, it maintains diplomatic relations with 191 countries and has 144 embassies. The foreign policy is determined by the President and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.