Russia (from the Greek. Ρωσία — Russia[15]), officially the Russian Federation[7] (in practice used and the abbreviation of the Russian Federation[8]) is a country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Population — 146 544 710[4] people (2016). The territory of Russia, defined by its Constitution, is 17 191 125 km2[3][16][3]. Ranked first in the world in area, sixth in terms of GDP at PPP and the ninth — largest population.
The Capital — Moscow. State language — Russian.
Mixed Republic Federal structure. In may 2012, the post of President was taken by Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
In the Russian Federation consists of 85 regions[1], 46 of which are referred to as provinces, 22 republics, 9 territories, 3 Federal cities, 4 Autonomous districts and 1 Autonomous oblast.
Russia borders with eighteen countries (the largest number in the world), including two partially recognized and two unrecognized