- Capital: Moscow
- Area: 17,075,200 sq km
- Population: 146,861,022 (July 1998 estimated)
- Currency: Ruble
- Form of government: federation; bicameral Federal Assembly consists of the Federation Council (178 seats; filled ex-officio by the top executive and legislative officials in each of the 89 federal administrative units; members serve four-year terms) and the State Duma (450 seats; half elected in single-member districts and half elected from national party lists; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms); president elected by popular vote for a four-year term; government appointed by the President; there is also a Presidential Administration that drafts presidential edicts and provides staff and policy support to the entire executive branch
- Languages:: Russian, other
- Religion: Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other
- National holiday: Independance Day, June 12 (1990)
