Russia

** Policy Issues in Russia **
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Capital: Moscow

Motto- "God is with us"



Population: 140,041,247 (July 2010 estimate)

99.4% of population is literate

__Languages__ 90% speak Russian, the remaining 10% speak a wise variety of other Slavic, Finno–Ugric, Turkic, Mongol, Tungus, and Paleo–Asiatic languages

__Ethnic Groups__ Russian- 79.8% Tatar- 3.8% Ukrainian- 2% Bashkir- 1.2% Chuvash- 1.1% Other unspecified- 12.1%

__Economy__ GDP- $1.255 Trillion PPP- $2.11 Trillion GDP/PPP Per Capita- $15,100 Pop. Below Poverty Line- 15.8%

__Labor Divisions__ agriculture: 10% industry: 31.9% services: 58.1%

Government Type- Federation

Formation of Current Regime- 8/24/1991