Russia Country Guide

Russia Facts

• Capital: Moscow
• Population: 143,202,000
• Currency: Russian ruble (RUR)
• Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule
• Government: federation
• Languages: Russian, many minority languages
• 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
• Phone Code: 7

Photos of Russia

• Photos of Russia by Paul Dodson, courtesy of Observations of an Unimportant Man.

Russia Accommodation

Russia Flights

2camels has searched the web for airlines that fly to Russia. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Aeroflot) through to airline sites that feature flights to Russia.

Russia Tours

• Tours in Russia from Infohub