Welcome Russian Federation!

Population:
143,420,309 (July 2005 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.37% (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 67.1 years

Ethnic groups:
Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2002 census)

Religions:
Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other

Languages:
Russian, many minority languages