World Context: Russia

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Russia” to the supplied dataset entity “Russia.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Eastern Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean Area: total : 17,098,242 sq km; land: 16,377,742 sq km; water: 720,500 sq km 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 Natural hazards: permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires in Siberia and parts of European Russia; volcanism: Kamchatka Peninsula is home to 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (4,835 m) is Kamchatka's most active volcano… Environmental issues: air pollution from heavy industry, coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from agricultural chemicals; nuclear waste disposal; scattered areas of radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste…

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 140,134,279 (2025 est.); male: 65,166,555; female: 74,967,724 Population distribution: population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the south Urbanization: urban population: 75.3% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1% (2010 est.)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Moscow; geographic coordinates: 55 45 N, 37 36 E; time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); daylight saving time: does not observe daylight savings time (DST); time zone note: Russia has 11 time zones, the largest number of contiguous time zones of any country in the world; in 2014, two time zones were added and DST dropped; etymology: named after the Moskva River; the origin of the river's name is unclear Government type: semi-presidential federation Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: natural resource-rich Eurasian economy; leading energy exporter to Europe and Asia; decreased oil export reliance; endemic corruption, Ukrainian invasion, and lack of green infrastructure limit investment and have led to sanctions 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; defense industries (including radar, missile production, advanced electronic components), shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; communications equipment; agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment; electric power generating and transmitting equipment; medical and scientific instruments; consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.); electrification - urban areas: 99.1%; electrification - rural areas: 100% Internet users: percent of population: 92% (2023 est.) Airports: 905 (2025) Ports: total ports: 67 (2024); large: 4; medium: 5; small: 19; very small: 38; size unknown: 1; ports with oil terminals: 32; key ports: Arkhangels'k, De Kastri, Dudinka, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Sankt-Peterburg, Vladivostok, Vyborg

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