Conventional Long Name: Russian Federation
Capital City: Moscow
Type of Government: Semi-Presidential Federation
Date of Independence: August 24, 1991
National Holidays: Russia Day, June 12
Chief of State: President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Capital City: Moscow
Type of Government: Semi-Presidential Federation
Date of Independence: August 24, 1991
National Holidays: Russia Day, June 12
Chief of State: President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Executive Branch/Powers: the "Government" is composed of the premier, his deputies, and ministers, all appointed by the president; the premier is also confirmed by the Duma
Legislative Branch/Powers: bicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoe Sobraniye consists of the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (166 seats; 2 members in each of the 83 federal administrative units - oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg - appointed by the top executive and legislative officials; members serve 4-year terms) and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma
Judicial Branch/Powers: all members of Russia's 3 highest courts nominated by the president and appointed by the Federation Council (the upper house of the legislature); members of all 3 courts appointed for life
Suffrage: Women can vote, must be 18, universal
Ambassador to the US: Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak
Location of Embassy to US: Washington, DC
Location of Consulates to US: Washington, DC
US ambassador to Russia: John F. Tefft
Location of Embassy to Russia: Moscow
Location of Consulates to Russia: Moscow
UN Representative: Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin
Legislative Branch/Powers: bicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoe Sobraniye consists of the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (166 seats; 2 members in each of the 83 federal administrative units - oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg - appointed by the top executive and legislative officials; members serve 4-year terms) and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma
Judicial Branch/Powers: all members of Russia's 3 highest courts nominated by the president and appointed by the Federation Council (the upper house of the legislature); members of all 3 courts appointed for life
Suffrage: Women can vote, must be 18, universal
Ambassador to the US: Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak
Location of Embassy to US: Washington, DC
Location of Consulates to US: Washington, DC
US ambassador to Russia: John F. Tefft
Location of Embassy to Russia: Moscow
Location of Consulates to Russia: Moscow
UN Representative: Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin
Description of Flag: white stands for generosity, blue for loyalty and red for courage
International Disputes: Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from Afghanistan through Central Asian countries
National Symbols: Double headed eagle represents argumentation
Number of Refugees: 311,407
Number of IDPs: 27,000
Number of Stateless people: 101,813
Human Trafficking issues: Russia is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking
Drug Trafficking use: limited cultivation of illicit cannabis and opium poppy and producer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption
National Symbols: Double headed eagle represents argumentation
Number of Refugees: 311,407
Number of IDPs: 27,000
Number of Stateless people: 101,813
Human Trafficking issues: Russia is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking
Drug Trafficking use: limited cultivation of illicit cannabis and opium poppy and producer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption