Russia

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UN formal name: Russian Federation

Russia is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, Europe. It covers 17,098,246 km² and has a population of approximately 146,028,325. Its official language is Russian and its currency is the Russian ruble (₽).

Quick facts

Capital: Moscow
Population: 146,028,325
Area: 17,098,246 km²
Currency: Russian ruble (₽)
Languages: Russian
Calling code: +73
TLD: .ru
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Europe, Asia
Timezone: UTC+03:00
Native name: Россия

Bordering countries

Appears in 38 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#1	8,153,120km²
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#3	121,649,000
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#5	136708406.91
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#18	133.67
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#31	126.44
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#53	49.78
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production)	#71	13.48
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#91	3166.6
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#115	7.43
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#146	460years
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#170	13.17

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#3	24007648359.1
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#7	376117000821.9
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#87	4.01
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#109	16.76
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#118	0
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#120	0.02

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#3	7143.09
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#9	2540.66in billions
Countries by average monthly salary	#46	2,222US $
Countries by GDP per capita	#63	17445.75
Countries by public debt (% of GDP)	#77	0.2% of GDP
Countries by unemployment rate	#100	2.40
Countries by cost of living index	#104	25.7
Countries by GDP growth rate	#162	0.01

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#1	100
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#54	87.97
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#57	81.5
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#79	65.08
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#80	77.86
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#124	76.6

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#1	17,098,242km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#4	37,653kilometers
Countries by lowest elevation	#15	-28m
Countries by highest elevation	#18	5,642m

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by median age	#60	39.45
Countries by population growth rate	#201	-0.00
Countries by population density	#220	8.89

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