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Last reviewed: 27 July 2009

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Area: 17,075,400 square kilometres
Population: 142,008,838 (2008)
Capital City: Moscow
People: 81.5% Russians; 3.8% Tatars; 3% Ukrainians (more than 100 nationalities in all)
Languages: Russian, Tatar, other
Religions: Orthodox Christianity; Islam; Judaism; Buddhism
Currency: 1 Rouble = 100 Kopeks
Major political parties: United Russia, Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party, A Just Russia
Government: Federation
Head of State/President: Dmitri Medvedev
Prime Minister/Premier: Vladimir Putin
Foreign Minister: Sergei Lavrov

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Russian Federation

Address:

6/7 Kensington Palace Gardens
London W8 4QP
Website: www.great-britain.mid.ru

Consular Department
5 Kensington Palace Gardens
London
W8 4QS

Office of the Trade Representative
33 Highgate West Hill
London
N6 6NL
E-mail: info@rustradeuk.org
Website: www.rustradeuk.org

Telephone:

(020) 7229 2666/3628/6412
(020) 7229 8027 Consular Section
(020) 8340 4492/1907 Office of the Trade Representative
 

Fax:

(020) 7727 8625
020 7229 3215 Consular Department
020 848 0112 Office of the Trade Representative

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