Federation Maps and Fact Sheets
Russia
Current federal Constitution adopted in 1993
Official Website of the federal
government of Russia (Russian and some English)
Official name | Russian Federation | |
Population | 146.5 million (1999) | |
Capital | Moscow |
Constituent units
Constitutional distribution of legislative powers
Legislative Institutions
Official language
Russian is the official language at the federal level. The Republics have the constitutional right to institute their own state language(s) alongside Russian in their institutions.
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