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Capital: Moscow
Geografic Situation: West of the Ural Mountains Russia lies within Europe, to the east, Asia
Area: 17,075,500 sq km/6,591,100 sq ml
Language: Russian
Currency: Rouble
Population: 144,526,278
Life expectancy: 62 (men), 74 (women)
Literacy rate: 99%
Religions: Russian Orthodox
Physical features: Extensive forests, Ural Mountains with large mineral resources, Lake Baikai is the world's deepest
Imports: Machinery and transport equipment, grain and foodstuffs, chemical products, textiles, metals
Exports: Mineral fuels, precious stones, weapons, ferrous and non - ferrous metals, timber and paper products
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