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Russia
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Russian Ruble (RUB)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1088.27 (2023)
Inflation rate
6.7% (2021)
Unemployment rate
2.5% (2024)
Below the poverty line
11% (2021)
Gini coefficient
35.1 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
26.5%
Smoking men
15.1%
Smoking women
40.2%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
17098242
Land area
16377742
Water area
720500
Popular payment systems
- МИР
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
Age structure
0-14 years
16.5%
15-64 years
65.7%
65+ years
17.8%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Region
Eastern Europe
Political unions
CIS
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
RS
Capital
Moscow
Official language
Russian
Average consumer spendings
Food products
25.3%
Alcohol and tobacco
5.9%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
7.29 (2019)
Beer
3.04 (2019)
Wine
0.97
Spirits
3.16
Other alcohol
0.12
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
140820810 (2024)
Male population
65496805
Female population
75324005
Population growth rate
-0.49% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
8.4 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
14 (2024)
Urbanization
75.3% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BBB (2019)
Moody's
Baa3 (2019)
Standard & Poors
BBB- (2018)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
70.02%
iOS
29.22%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+7
Internet domain
.ru
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
15 (2022)
Internet user penetration
92% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
25% (2022)
Last update: 2025-08-13