Russia

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Capital: Moscow

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 6,592,801

Land Covered by Water: 13%

Time Zone: (UTC+2 to +12)

Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast

Approximate Population: 142,000,000

Official Language: Russian

Religion: Christianity, Atheism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

Currency: Ruble

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Tickborne Encephalitis, Cholera, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Toxoplasmosis, Plague, Lyme Disease, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, Tuberculosis (TB), West Nile virus

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