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[edit] Flag of Russia Welcome

Российская Федерация
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya

Russian Federation
Flag of Russia Coat of arms of Russia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
none
Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation
Location of Russia
Capital
(and largest city)
Moscow
55°45′N, 37°37′E
Official languages Russian, many others in component republics
Government Semi-presidential
federal republic
 -  President of Russia Vladimir Putin
 -  Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov
Independence from the Soviet Union 
 -  Declared June 12, 1991 
 -  Finalized December 25, 1991 
Area
 -  Total 17,075,400 km² (1st)
6,592,800 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 13
Population
 -  2006 estimate 142,400,000 (8th)
 -  2002 census 145,184,000 
 -  Density 8.3 /km² (209th)
21.8 /sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
 -  Total $1.576 trillion (10th1)
 -  Per capita $11,041 (62nd)
HDI (2003) 0.795 (medium) (65th)
Currency Ruble (RUB)
Internet TLD .ru (.su reserved)
Calling code +7
1 Rank based on April 2006 IMF data.

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[edit] Divisions Scope

This project covers the creation and management of articles related to the nation of Russia, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Russia in a fair and accurate manner.

[edit] Project category

The category of this project is Category:Russia.

[edit] Project divisions Project divisions

  • Categorization (talk) – Categorization of Russia-related articles
  • Cities (talk) – Cities, towns, villages and districts
  • Physical geography (talk) – Regions, parks, climate, physical features
  • Transportation (talk) – Trails, roads, rails, airports and maritime ports in and around Russia
  • Culture (talk) – Music, art, icons, mass communication
  • People (talk) – includes residents of the current nation of Russia, all its predecessors, and all those people who have resided in any of Russia's predecessor states who have shaped Russia
  • Government (talk) – Governance, as well as federal, state and local politics in relation to Russia and its predecessors
  • Religion (talk) – Religions and religious beliefs, rites and practices associated with the people of the nation of Russia, and its predecessors
  • History (talk) – history and foreign relations of Russia and its predecessors
  • Science, technology and engineering (talk) – Science, technology and engineering aspects, components and infrastructure of Russia and its predecessors
  • Photo requests (talk) – List of requested photos.

[edit] Related groups

[edit] Templates Templates

  • {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub}} - Stub notice for articles about people connected with the sport of athletics (track and field) in Russia; placed at the bottom of article pages.
  • {{Russia-company-stub}} - Stub notice for articles about Russian corporations; placed at the bottom of article pages.
Note: Please do not create further stub templates or categories without proposing them at WP:WSS/P first.