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Country Name: Russian Federation

Capital City: Moscow

Population: 142,893,540 (2006)

Population Growth: -0.37% (2006)

Currency: Russian ruble (RUR)

Languages: Russian

Area: 17,075,200 sq km

Inflation Rate: 9.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.6%

Domain extension: .ru

PEOPLE OF RUSSIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

14.6% (male 10,563,567/female 10,021,316)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

71.1% (male 48,412,612/female 52,061,604)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

14.4% (male 6,360,038/female 13,958,615) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

38.2 years

Median Age - male:

35 years

Median Age - female:

41.3 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

-0.484% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

10.92 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

16.04 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.054 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.93 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.456 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.859 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

65.87 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

59.12 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

73.03 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Russian(s)

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.)

Languages:

Russian, many minority languages