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COUNTRY FACTS

 

Population:

146,001,176 (2000)

 

Location:

Northern Asia (the part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean

 

Area:

17,075,400 sq km

 

Language:

Russian (official), various minority languages

 

Literacy:

98% (by definition, total population age 15 or older)

 

Compulsory Education:

Age 15

 

Currency:

Ruble

 

Source: UNESCO IBE Database and World Fact Book, CIA

This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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