RUSSIA: General Information
| Full Name: | Russian Federation |
| Population: | 142.5 million (UN, 2007) |
| Area: | 17,075,400 sq.km |
| Government type: | Constitutional Republic |
| Capital: | Moscow |
| Administrative divisions: | 21 republics, 6 territories, 49 regions, 2 federal cities, 1 autonomous region and 10 autonomous areas |
| Executive branch: | Chief of State - President: Dr. Dmitry MEDVEDEV
Head of Government: Dr.Vladimir PUTIN Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mr.Sergey LAVROV |
| Legislative branch: | Bicameral Federal
Assembly which consists of - the upper chamber, Council of Federation (Sovet Federatsii) - the lower chamber, State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma) |
| Judicial branch: | Constitutional Court;
Supreme Court; Supeme Arbitration Court; Judges for all courts are appointed for life by the Council of Federation on the recommendation of the President |
| Major language: | Russian |
| National Day: | 12 June |
| Monetary unit: | 1 rouble = 100 kopecks |