| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 to +12 (11 time zones: (+2 to +12)) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Russian |
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| Currency: |
Russian rubles (RUB) €1 = RUB0.00, $1 = RUB65.31, £1 = RUB86.86 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ru | International Dialling Code: 7 |
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For help planning your trip to Russia including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Russia trip planning page.
Further information on Russia
Discover more about Russia - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 17,075,200 sq km (79,400 sq km under water)
Coastline: 37,653 km (Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Bering Sea, Caspian Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Gulf of Finland, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk)
Neighbours (border lengths): Azerbaijan (284km), Belarus (959km), China (3,645km), Estonia (290km), Finland (1,313km), Georgia (723km), Kazakhstan (6,846km), Latvia (292km), Lithuania (227km), Mongolia (3,441km), North Korea (18km), Norway (196km), Poland (432km), Ukraine (1,576km)
Highest mountain: Gora El'brus (5,633m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Russia from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 132/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 143/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 150/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 136/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 157/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Russian Federation Status: Independent Country
Population: 142,470,272 (rank: 9/196) Density: 8.3 people/sq km (rank: 184/196)
Ethnic groups: Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2002 census)
Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
GDP (PPP): $2553 billion GDP per capita: $18,100 (rank: 59/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.