Russia, officially the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's... Wikipedia
Capital: Moscow
Currency: Russian Ruble
Population: 144.2 million (2022)
Official language: Russian
Government: Federal republic, Constitutional republic, and Semi-presidential system
Prime minister: Mikhail Mishustin
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