Government: federal republic
head of state :president
government: prime ministrer .
Parliament: Gosudarstvennaya Duma and Sovet Federatsii.
capital: moscow=moskva 8.538.000 abs..
administrative division: federal districts.
surface: 17.075.400 kmqs.
population:  146.001.000.
people: 86,6% Russian; 3,2% tatari; 1,3% Ukrainian; 0,9% ciuvasci; 0,7% baschiri; 0,6% ceceni; 0,5% mordoviani; 0,3% bielorussi.
official language: Russian.
official religion: anybody.
religions: 16,3% Russian orthodox; 10% Moslems; 0,9% Protestants; 0,4% Hebrews; 72,4% others and without religion.
monetary unity: rouble = 100 kopeckis.