Capital: Moscow
Population
Total Population:
143,533,851
Natural Increase:
-0.2%
Density:
9 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
75.5%
Population of main cities:
Moscow (12,480,500); Saint Petersburg (5,398,100); Novosibirsk (1,625,700); Yekaterinburg (1,493,800); Kazan (1,257,400); Nizhny Novgorod (1,252,300); Chelyabinsk (1,196,700); Samara (1,156,700); Omsk (1,154,500); Rostov-on-Don (1,138,000); Ufa (1,128,800)
Ethnic Origins:
Ethnic Russians represent 80.9% of the total population (of which 84.93% belong to European ethnic groups) while minorities make up 19% of the population. Among the largest minorities are the Tatars, Ukrainians, Bashkirs, Chuvash and Chechens, who account for about 8.4% of the total population. The remaining 10.6% of the population are either Indo-European, Turkish or Baltic-Finnic peoples.
(Federal State Statistics Service)
Official Language:
Russian
Other Languages Spoken:
More than 150 languages are spoken in the Russian Federation and some of them are the official language in a part of the country.
Business Language(s):
English is more and more widespread.
Managers often understand English better than they speak it. You must be prepared to conduct negotiations in Russian.
Religion:
Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2%
Literacy Rate:
99.4%
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Moscow, Kazan, Saint Petersburg
It is %T:%M %A In Yekaterinburg, Perm, Chelyabinsk
It is %T:%M %A In Novosibirsk, Omsk
It is %T:%M %A In Vladivostok, Khabarovsk
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: Russian Rouble (RUB)
Country Overview
Area:
17,098,250 km²
Type of State:
Russia is a federal republic.
Type of Economy:
Upper middle income, hydrocarbon-dependent economy..
The Russian economy is growing, driven by conflict-related government spending, although inflation remains high and Western sanctions continue to affect foreign trade.
HDI*:
0.832/1
HDI (World Rank):
61/192
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To call from Russia, dial 810
To call Russia, dial +7
Internet Suffix:
.ru
Households with a computer:
71.2 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
30.1 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
94.4 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity:
100% of the Population
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Latest Update: October 2025
Russia: Statistical Overview
