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General information

Full Name:

The Russian Federation

Population:

146.4 million (census 2021)

Area:

17.23 million sq.km

Government Type:

Constitutional Republic

Capital:

Moscow

Administrative Division:

89 constituent entities, including: 24 republics, 48 oblasts, 9 krais, 4 autonomous districts, 1 autonomous oblast and 3 federal cities

Executive Branch:

President: Mr. Vladimir PUTIN
Chairman of the Government: Mr. Mikhail MISHUSTIN
Foreign Minister: Mr. Sergey LAVROV

Legislative Branch:

Bicameral Federal Assembly consisting of:
- the upper chamber, Council of Federation, chairperson: Ms. Valentina MATVIENKO
- the lower chamber, State Duma, chairperson: Mr. Viacheslav VOLODIN

Judicial Branch:

Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Supreme Arbitration Court

State language:

Russian

Public holidays:

New Year (1 January)
Christmas (7 January)
Defender of the Fatherland Day (23 February)
International Women’s Day (8 March)
Spring and Labour Day (1 May)
Victory Day (9 May)
Russia Day (12 June)
People’s Unity Day (4 November)

Monetary unit:

1 rouble = 100 kopecks

State insignia:

The National Flag, Emblem and Anthem of the Russian Federation

The National Flag of the Russian Federation is a rectangular cloth of three equal horizontal stripes: the uppermost is white, the middle is blue and the bottom is red. The proportion of the flag's width to its length is 2:3.

The National Emblem of the Russian Federation

The National Emblem of the Russian Federation is a red quadrangular heraldic shield with rounded bottom corners and sharpened at the tip. In the center of the shield there is a double-headed eagle with loose wings and crowned with two small crowns and a large one above them. The crowns are connected with a ribbon.

The eagle has a scepter in the right claw and an orb in the left. A red shield on eagle's chest shows a silver rider wearing a blue cloak on a silver horse killing a lying black dragon with a silver spear.

The National Anthem of the Russian Federation (LISTEN)

The Constitution of the Russian Federation (DOWNLOAD)

The Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation (FULL TEXT)

RUSSIAPEDIA (get to know Russia better)