ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: RU

Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code RU

Below, you can find technical information regarding the RU code, which represents Russia within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

Code

RU

Related codes
RUS643
Name

Common

Russia

Россия (Russian)

Official

Российская Федерация (Russian)

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Capital
Moscow
(55.750557, 37.6175)
Urban areas
AbakanAbinskAchinskAdygeyskAgapovkaAgidelAkhtubinskAksayAksenovoAlapayevsk
Official language

Russian

Other languages

Avaric
Azerbaijani
Bashkir
Chechen
Chuvash
Kazakh
Komi
Ossetian
Tajik
Tatar
Ukrainian

Area
17,075,400 km²
Population
144,478,050
Population density
8.82
Currency
RUB
Russian Ruble ()
Measurement units
Metric
Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Time zones
UTC +2 hours
UTC +3 hours
UTC +4 hours
UTC +5 hours
UTC +6 hours
UTC +7 hours
UTC +8 hours
UTC +9 hours
UTC +10 hours
UTC +11 hours
UTC +12 hours
*Russia covers multiple time zones.
Region
Eurasia
Continent
Europe
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+7
Internet TLD
.ru
Landlocked
No
Government
Federal Republic
Established
1991
Religion
Christianity

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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