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Area: 17,075,400 square kilometres
Population: 143,500,000 (2005)
Capital City: Moscow
People: 81.5% Russians, Tatars 3.8%, Ukrainian 3% (more than 100 nationalities in all)
Languages: Russian, other.
Religion(s): Orthodox Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist.
Currency: 1 Rouble = 100 Kopeks
Major political parties: United Russia, Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party, Just Russia.
Government: Democratic Federation.
Head of State: President Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister/Premier: Viktor Zubkov
Foreign Minister: Sergei Lavrov

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