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About Russia
Modern Russia can be confusing country to most outsiders simply because it still seeks to find it identity in a post-Soviet world. Those tattered fragments of the country's rich pre-Soviet heritage and elegance manage to peek through. You may find one kind of Russia in St. Petersburg and quite another in Moscow or out in the vastness of Siberia. It is at once a country known for its harsh, relentless winters and relative calm and comfort of trickling rivers moving through waving meadows and the length of midsummer days. The Russian people can be a generous and hospitable people who enjoy living life and celebrating it through wine and song alike.
Russia Facts
- Full Name: Russian Federation
- Capital City: Moscow
- Area: 17,075,200 sq km/6,592,735 sq miles
- Population: 144,530,000
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +3 () GMT/UTC +2 () GMT/UTC +4 () GMT/UTC +5 ()
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- Languages: Russian (official)
- Religion: Russian Orthodox, Islam, Animist, Jewish, Buddhist
- Currency: Ruble (R)
- Electricity: 220V 50HzHz
- Electric Plug Details: European plug with two circular metal pins
- Country Dialing Code: 7
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