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Rouble.jpg president.jpg rs-map.gif Coal_mine_Wyoming.jpg 800px-2003-04-18_Moscow_Kremlin.jpg Name: L.M.B Official name of country: Russian Federation Economy GDP= $1.4 Trillion GDP Growth= 6.7% GDP per capita= $9,800 Currency: Ruble Major exports: Caviar, petroleum, natural gas, minerals, machinery, and wood and paper products. Major Imports: Consumer goods, foods and beverages, industrial equipment, and machinery. Chief crops: Grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, fruits and vegetables. Livestock: Cattle, chickens, goats, pigs, and sheep. Religion Official religion: Russian Orthodox Religious beliefs: The Bible and holy traditions. Other religions: Christianity, Muslim, Islam, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Buddhism, and Judaism. Art Famous examples of art and artist: Visual arts: Lacquer miniatures Literature: Ivar Turgenev, Aleksandr Pushkin, Mikhail Lermntov. Architecture: The Kremlin and skyscrapers. Music: Modest Mussorgsky, Mikolay Rimsky, Korsak Ov. Official language: Russian Other languages: Turkish, Mongolian. Location Neighboring countries: Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and South Korea. Major landforms: Kamchatka, Ural, and Caucasus Mountains. Major bodies of water: Sea of Okhotsk, Lake Baikal, Caspian and Black Sea, and the Ob’, Yenisei, Lena, and Amur Lakes. Major cities: The capital is Moscow, other cities are Samara and Saint Petersburg Technology Major industries: Coal mining, natural gas, oil, nickel, iron ore, and lead. Modern and/or historical inventions: Former part of Soviat Union (departed when communism fell), religious festivals, dress in traditional clothing for religious ceremonies, and crafts for the long winters (mostly women). Education When students attend school: Pre-school= 3-7 years old, Regular school is 7-17 years old. After graduation: College for higher educated students, training for the business world. Who can attend: Anyone Government Type of government: Federal Republic Current head of state: Vladimir Putin Population size: 143,420,301 When it became independent: 1991 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_ruble http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kremlin Sources Source #1 Title : The world almanac and book of facts 2006. City of Publication: New York. Name of Publisher: World Almanac Books. Year of Publication: 2006 Source #2 Title of article: Russia Title of encyclopedia: People's of Russia Year of publication: 2003 Volume number: 8 Page numbers: 410-463