Capital: Moscow
Area: 6,592,771.58 sq mi 17,075,200.00 sq km
Population: 146,001,176 (July 2000 est.)
GDP - per capita: €4,200 (1999 est.)
Environmental Issues: air pollution from heavy industry,
emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in
major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution
of inland waterways and sea coasts; deforestation; soil
erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural
chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive
contamination; ground water contamination from toxic waste