| Capital: | Moscow |
| Territory: | 17,075,200 sq km |
| Location: | Eastern part of Europe and Northern part of Asia |
| Geographic coordinates: | 60 00 N, 100 00 E |
| Coastline: | 37,653 km |
| Population: |
144,526,278 (July 2003 est.) |
| Ethnic situation: | Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Belarusian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1% (1989 est.) |
| Religion: | Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other |
| Languages: | Russian |
| Type of government: | Federation |
| Administrative divisions: | 49 oblasts (regions), 21 republics, 10 autonomous okrugs, 6 krais (territories), 2 federal cities, and 1 autonomous oblast. |
| Climate: | Ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast. |
| Terrain: | Broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions. |
| Flag description: | Three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red. |
| National holiday: | Russian Independence Day, 12 June (1990) |
| Constitution: | Adopted 12 December 1993 |
| Industries: | Complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; shipbuilding; medical and scientific instruments; textiles, foodstuffs. |
| Official currency: | Russian ruble (RUR) |