Type of Government-Federation
A federation government is the formation of a political unity, with a central government, by a number of separate states, each of which retains control of its own internal affairs
Russia Day
June 12th (1990)
Russia Day
June 12th (1990)
Legal SystemAge to Vote: 18 years old
Russia has a civil law system and they have a judicial review of legislative acts. The government is a group of politicians. These people are the premier, his deputies, and ministers. They are all people who are appointed by the president, but the premier is also approved by the Duma. Legislative BranchThe State Duma
Consists of the Federation Council
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Government Officials-Executive BranchChief of State/President: Vladimir Putin
Premier: Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev First Deputy Premier: Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov Deputy Premiers: Arkadiy Vladimirovich Dvorkovich, Olga Yuryevna Golodets, Aleksandr Gennadiyevich Khloponin, Dmitriy Nikolayevich Kozak, Dmitriy Olegovich Rogozin, Sergey Eduardovich Prikhodko, Yuriy Petrovich Trutnev Judicial BranchSupreme Court of the Russian Federation
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Economy Facts
GDP: $1.857 trillion (based on the measurement in 2014)
GDP per capita: $24,800 (also 2014)
Unemployment Rate: 5.1%
Labor Force: 75.25 Million
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Exports: $520.3 billion US dollars Ranked Number 10 US ranked 3 Imports: $323.9 billion US dollars Ranked Number 19 US ranked 1 Currency: Rubles (Rub) 67.7 rub = 1 US dollar (in 2014) 32.73 rub = 1 US dollar (in 2013) |