Country Name: Russian Federation 
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Language(s):  Russian, other
Border Countries: Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 294 km, Finland 1,313 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 19 km, Latvia 217 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km, Mongolia 3,485 km, Norway 196 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 206 km, Ukraine 1,576 km
Total Area:  17,075,200 sq km         
Population: 144,526,278 (July 2003 est.)       
Government Type: Federation
Capital City: Moscow
National Holiday: Russia Day, 12 June (1990)