Country : Russia
Capital City : Moscow
Population : 142 893 540
GPD: $1,589,000,000,000 (USD)
Total area : 17,075,200 (sq km) 6,592,735 (sq mi)
Currency : Russian ruble (RUR)
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Languages : Russian

Russia

A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state; stretches over a vast expanse of Europe and Asia; with an area of 17,075,200 square kilometres (6,595,600 sq mi) it is the largest country in the world (by land mass).