Russia

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Russia is the world’s largest country by land area, spanning Eastern Europe and northern Asia and exerting major political, military, and cultural influence globally.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country
federal semi-presidential republic
sovereign state
areaRank 1
bordersCountry Azerbaijan
Belarus
China
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Mongolia
North Korea
Norway
Poland
Ukraine
bordersSea Arctic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Pacific Ocean
callingCode +7
capital Moscow
continent Asia
Europe
currency Russian ruble
currencyCode RUB
drinksLegalAge 18
drivesOn right
drivingSide right
foundingEvent dissolution of the Soviet Union
G20Member yes
G8Status suspended
governmentType federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
hasClimate continental
subarctic
hasLake Lake Baikal
hasMajorCity Kazan
Nizhny Novgorod
Novosibirsk
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg

Yekaterinburg
hasMilitaryAlliance Collective Security Treaty Organization
surface form: CSTO
hasMountainRange Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus Mountains

Ural Mountains
hasRegion European Russia
Russia Far East
surface form: Far East

Siberia
hasRiver Lena River
Ob River
Volga River
Yenisei River
hasSpaceAgency Roscosmos
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Russia
headOfStateTitle President of Russia
independenceDate 25 December 1991
independenceFrom Soviet Union
internetTLD .rf
.ru
ISO3166-1Alpha2 Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: RU
ISO3166-1Alpha3 Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: RUS
largestCity Moscow
largestCountryBy land area
largestReligion Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Russian Orthodox Christianity
legislature Federal Assembly of Russia
locatedIn Eastern Europe
North Asia
surface form: Northern Asia
lowerHouse State Duma
memberOf CIS
Collective Security Treaty Organization
Council of Europe
surface form: Council of Europe (former)

Eurasian Economic Union
United Nations Security Council
surface form: UN Security Council

United Nations
nationalAnthem State Anthem of the Soviet Union
surface form: State Anthem of the Russian Federation
nationalHoliday Russia Day
nationalHolidayDate 12 June
nuclearWeaponsState yes
officialLanguage Russian
officialName Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Russian Federation
partiallyRecognizedBorder Ukraine
partOf Eurasia
permanentMemberOf United Nations Security Council
surface form: UN Security Council
precededBy Soviet Union
shortName Russia self-link
timeZone UTC+2 to UTC+12
UNM49Code 643
upperHouse Federation Council of Russia
surface form: Federation Council
usesElectricalPlug Type C
Type F
usesScript Cyrillic
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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European seas borderedBy Russia
Supreme Commander-in-Chief successorStateContext Russia
subject surface form: Supreme Commander-in-Chief (Soviet Union)
this entity surface form: Russian Federation
Reutov country Russia
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (satellite campuses) regionServed Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Federation
Arkhangelskoye Estate ownedBy Russia
this entity surface form: Russian state
VX gas countryDestroyedStockpiles Russia
subject surface form: VX
Siverskyi Donets country Russia
Balashikha country Russia
Balashikha partOf Russia
Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug (historically adjacent region) country Russia
subject surface form: Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug
Moscow Oblast Duma country Russia
Bauman Moscow State Technical University (branches) locatedIn Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Federation
Ice Hockey Federation of Russia regionServed Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Federation
Volodarsky Bridge country Russia
Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) respondentState Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Federation
Moscow Canal country Russia
Northwest Russia country Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Federation
Northwest Russia locatedIn Russia
Chechen language spokenIn Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Federation
First Chechen War conflictBetween Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Federation