Russia

It is about 17 million square kilometers. It is 1.8 times larger than the U.S. in size. The capital is Moscow with a population of over 10 million. St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Nihzniy Novgorod are also considerably large as well. There are broad plains and low hills west of the Ural while in Siberia there is largely tundra and coniferous forests. The Ural mountains seperate west Russia and Siberia. The caucasus are along the southeren border. Climate is northern contintental. The population as of August 2011 is142.9 million people. The annual population growth is 0.07. Ethnic Groups as of 2002-(Russian 79.8%) (Tater 3.8%) (Ukrainian 2%) (Bashkir 1.2%) (Chuvash 1.1%) (other 12.1%). Religions are Russian Orthodox, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Protestant, Buddhist, and other. Russian is the official langauge but there is more than 140 langauges and dailects. 99.4% of the country is literate. Life expectancy is 63 years for men,75 years for women. The government is a federation type government. There are several political parties.  Some want the  government to be a communist country once more (A.K.A KPRF) while others are extremly liberal (A.K.A. LDPR). Other parties are the Yabloko, Just Russia, and the patriots of Russia. In 2010, 1.477 billion    

$ were made.

The averge growth rate is  4%. Their main resources are petroleum, natural gas, timber, furs, precious

metals, and other metals. Agriculture prouducts are Grain, Sugar beets,sunflower seeds, meat, and dairy proudocts. They manufacture automobiles, farm equipment,advanced aircraft, aerospace,mining and extractive industry, medical and scientific instruments, and construction equipment. Russian is also the language of such giants of world literature as Pushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Pasternak, and Solzhenitsyn. About 8.1 thousand students attend higher eduacation at their choice of 1108 facilities.Russia's human rights record remains uneven and poor in some areas. Despite significant improvements in conditions following the end of the Soviet Union, problem areas remain. In particular, the Russian Government's policy in the North Caucasus has been a cause for international concern. Although the government has recognized the need for international human rights standards. There are, however, some indications that the law is becoming an increasingly important tool for those seeking to protect human rights. Russia has several great  tourist areas like the Kremlin or the Saint Petersburg museum. Russia's premier hotel is the metropol.