ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: RU
Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code RU
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Below, you can find technical information regarding the RU code, which represents Russia within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.
General Information Essential identifiers, names, and flag. | |
Geography Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders. | Continent Europe Region Eurasia Area 17,075,400 km² Landlocked No Coordinates of Capital Moscow (55.750557, 37.6175) Terrain broad plain with low hills west of Uralsvast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberiauplands and mountains along southern border regions Climate ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russiasubarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar northwinters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberiasummers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast Border Countries Azerbaijan 338 kmBelarus 1,312 kmChina (southeast) 4,133 km and China (south) 46 kmEstonia 324 kmFinland 1,309 kmGeorgia 894 kmKazakhstan 7,644 kmNorth Korea 18 kmLatvia 332 kmLithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 261 kmMongolia 3,452 kmNorway 191 kmPoland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 209 kmUkraine 1,944 km |
Administrative & Political Essential political and administrative details. | Capital Moscow Government Type Federal Republic Established 1991 Driving Side Right Time zones Asia/AnadyrAsia/BarnaulAsia/ChitaAsia/IrkutskAsia/KamchatkaAsia/KhandygaAsia/KrasnoyarskAsia/MagadanAsia/NovokuznetskAsia/NovosibirskAsia/OmskAsia/SakhalinAsia/SrednekolymskAsia/TomskAsia/Ust-NeraAsia/VladivostokAsia/YakutskAsia/YekaterinburgEurope/AstrakhanEurope/KaliningradEurope/KirovEurope/MoscowEurope/SamaraEurope/SaratovEurope/UlyanovskEurope/Volgograd |
Population & Society Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information. | Population 144,478,050 Population Density 8.82 people/km² Urban Areas AbakanAbinskAchinskAdygeyskAgapovkaAgidelAkhtubinskAksayAksenovoAlapayevsk Nationality Noun: Russian(s) Adjective: Russian 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 Official Language Literacy Rate 100% (2021 est.) Religions Russian Orthodox 15-20%Muslim 10-15%other Christian 2% (2006 est.) |
National Symbols National anthem, symbols, and other important cultural identifiers. | National Anthem "Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii" (National Anthem of the Russian Federation) National Holiday Russia Day, 12 June (1990) National Symbols bear, double-headed eagle National Colors white, blue, red |
Economy Currency, GDP, and other key economic information. | Currency RUB – Russian Ruble (₽)GDP $5.835 trillion (2023 est.) Measurement Units Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C) |
Infrastructure Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce. | Internet TLD .ruCalling Code +7
Internet Hosts 14,865,000 Internet Users 40,853,000 Phones (Mobile) 261,900,000 lines Phones (Landline) 42,900,000 lines |
Russia is a country located in North Asia, with its coastline bordering the Arctic Ocean. It extends from Eastern Europe, west of the Urals, to the North Pacific Ocean.
*The map highlights the location of Russia.
Related locale codes
ce-RU – Chechen (Russia)
os-RU – Ossetian (Russia)
ru-RU – Russian (Russia)
sah-RU – Yakut (Russia)
tt-RU – Tatar (Russia)
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