Global Network Russia

President: Maria Dolgacheva, dolgacheva@ampluabroker.ru

About Russia

National name: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya

Language: Russian

Capital: Moscow

Government type: Federation

National holiday: Russia Day, June 12 (1990)

Currency: Ruble

Area: 6,592,772 sq. mile (17,075,200 sq. km)

Population: (2006 est.) 142,893,540

Population density: per sq. mile: 22

Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.2%
15-64 years: 71.3%
65 years and over: 14.4%

Median age:
total: 38.4 years
male: 35.2 years
female: 41.3 years

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2005 est.): $1.539 trillion; per capita $10,700

Labor force: 74.22 million; agriculture 10.3%, industry 21.4%, services 68.3% (2004 est.)

Natural resources: wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal and many strategic minerals, timber; note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources.

Industries: complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries including radar, missile production and advanced electronic components, shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; communications equipment; agricultural machinery, tractors and construction equipment; electric power generating and transmitting equipment; medical and scientific instruments; consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts

Exports: $245 billion (2005 est.)

Exports commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, wood and wood products, metal, chemicals and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures

Imports: $125 billion (2005 est.)

Imports commodities: machinery and equipment, consumer goods, medicines, meat, sugar, semi finish metal products