Russia Travel Overview
Russian Federation
Important facts
Capital: Moscow (See more on ITYPEJOB.COM)
Official language: Russian
Currency: Ruble 1RUB = 0.01EUR
Continent: Eastern Europe
Moscow, Moscow,… Russia is a beautiful country, it is said in a hit that describes the love for Russian women, vodka and the country against the backdrop of the Tsarist era as a mirror of the Tsarist era. Rightly. A vacation in Russia has a lot to offer.
According to Countryaah, the Russian Federation is a state that developed from the Grand Duchy of Moscow via the Russian Tsarist Empire to a multi-ethnic state dominated by ethnic Russians. As the largest state in the world in terms of area, Russia is a nuclear power and an important industrialized country and is a permanent member of the World Security Council.
City vacation last minute in Moscow
In Moscow, the capital of Russia, only about 10 million people live in the city and another 14 million people in the adjacent areas, which makes it the largest city in Europe. The country’s cultural, political and economic center offers numerous churches, museums, galleries, theaters and the 540 m high “Ostankino Tower” television tower. Moscow is also home to the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The patriarch resides in the largest Russian Orthodox church building, the Danilov Monastery. In the urban area of the Russian capital there are more than 600 churches and in the 16th century it was also called the “Third Rome”. The main attractions of the city include the Red Square and the Kremlin, both of which are also on Unesco’s World Heritage List. Also the famous theater of Moscow, the Bolshoi Theater (large theater), which has existed since 1776, should definitely be included on a tour of the city, where the world-famous Bolshoi Ballet dances. The Pushkin Museum and the Tretyakov Gallery are among the most beautiful and worth seeing museums. One of the most popular excursion spots in the city for both tourists and locals is Gorky Park, which is particularly known for its recreational factor.
Vacation in Russia
Other cities in Russia are also worth visiting such as Yekaterinburg, Novosibirk, Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) and Nizhny Novgorod. Irkutsk lies on the only outflow from Lake Baikal, the Angara. A trip to Lake Baikal should not be missing on any trip to Russia. Lake Baikal is the deepest with a depth of over 1,600 meters and the oldest freshwater lake on earth with an age of over 35 million years. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is often referred to as the Sea of Russia and is located on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Russian cuisine
Due to the cold winter and the associated use of the oven, traditional Russian cuisine is limited to baking, boiling and braising. The most famous dishes include aspic, shchi, borsch, ucha, blini, pierogi. Food such as caviar with a good sip of the excellent local vodka or red fish are also considered delicacies.
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Rubles (100 kopecks)
ISO 4217 code
RUB / 643
Geography
Continent: Europe
Region: east
Geo coordinates: N 61 ° 31 ‘26.4 ” E 105 ° 19’ 7.5″
Highest mountain: Elbrus (5,633 m)
Total area: 17,075,400 km²
Mainland: 16,995,800 km²
National border: 5,257 km
Coastline: 9,903 km
Politics
Dependency: independent since foundation
Formerly dependent states: Finland until 1917
Iran until 1923
Poland until 1918
UN member since: 1945
Other political affiliation: CIS
Form of government: Federal Presidential Republic
Houses of Parliament: bikameral
Party system: Multi-party system / 5% hurdle
State building: federal
Political culture: Subject culture / parochial culture
Economy
Export goods: Petroleum, natural gas, metals, machines
BSP: $ 656.717 billion
GDP: $ 667.844 billion
GDP purchasing power parity: $ 1,732,000,000,000
Economic growth: 6.7%
GDP share of agriculture: 5.1%
GDP share of industry: 38.8%
GDP share of services: 56.1%
Inflation rate: 12.2%
Unemployment: 6.8%
State budget revenue: $ 4294967295
State budget expenditure: $ 4294967295
National debt: 10.2%
Export: $ 291 billion
Import: $ 157 billion
Foreign debt: $ 146 billion
Gold and currency reserves: $ 268.4 billion
Electricity consumption: 812,300 million KWh
Gas reserves: 8,388,607 million m³
Gas production: 592,100 million m³
Gas consumption: 401,200 million m³
Oil reserves: 69,000 million m³
Oil production: 8,388,607 million m³
Oil consumption: 2,886,000 million m³
Cultivation area: 7.25%
Bovine: 26,803,000 pieces
Pigs: 16,612,000 pieces
Sheep: 12,800,000 pieces
Fishing: 3,550,000 t
Demographic data
Residents: 111,606,600
Residents in cities: 80,546,000
Minorities: Tatars, Ukrainians
Average age: 38.4 years
0-14 years: 14.2%
15-64 years: 71.3%
> 65 years: 14.5%
Population growth: -0.37%
Birth rate: 9.95 / 1,000 residents
Death rate: 14.65 / 1,000 residents
Migration: 1.03 / 1,000 residents
Ratio men / women: 0.86
Fertility: 1.28 children / woman
Infant mortality: 15.13 ‰
Life expectancy men: 60.45 years
Life expectancy women: 74.1 years
Country codes and abbreviations
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: RU
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: RUS
ISO 3166 numeric: 643
Top Level Domain: ru
IOC country code: RUS
UN / LOCODE: RU
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Communication
Telephone connections: 37,400,000
Cell Phones: 39,570,000
Radios: 62,100,000
TV: 66,710,000
Computer: 18,460,000
Internet users: 21,490,000
Transportation
Cars: 24,310,000
Merchant fleet (ships over 1,000 GRT): 1,178
Health
Number of doctors: 693.100
Daily food intake: 3,050 kcal / resident
HIV- infected people: 990,000
Education
History
Foundation: 1328
Last sovereign since: 1328
Religion
Main religious group: Agnostic
Distribution of religions: Christians (82%); Muslims and others (18%)
Crime
Prison inmates: 759,800
Military
Armed forces (troop strength): 1,216,000
Main battle tank: 21,820
Battleships: 65
Submarines: 62
Warplanes: 2.210
Helicopter: 1,630
Nuclear warheads: 10.100
Defense Spending: $ 52,448,000,000
