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russia*

H.E. Ella Pamfilova,
Chairperson, CEC

part i 11. Language (s)
Russian (official).
CoUNtrY ProfiLE
12. Literacy Levels
99.7% (2018)
1. Country Name
RUSSIA part ii
2. Official Name LEgisLAtivE sYstEM
Russian Federation

3. Government LEGISLATURE
Semi-Presidential Federation
1. Structure of National Legislature
4. Head of the Government Bicameral
Prime Minister – Mikhail Mishustin 2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
Sovet Federacii - Federation Council of the Federal
5. Head of the State
President – Vladimir Putin Assembly of the Russian Federation (upper cham-
ber); Gosudarstvennaya Duma - State Duma of the
6. Capital Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (lower
Moscow chamber).

7. Currency 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
Russian ruble nominated
Federation Council is composed of two represen-
8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) tatives from each constituent entity of the Russian
Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir Federation with one representing the legislative
1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, un- (representative) authority of the entity and the oth-
specified 3.9% (2010 est.) er representing the regional executive authority; it
also includes representatives of the Russian Fed-
9. Date of Independence and from which Country eration appointed by the President of the Russian
25 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union; Rus- Federation whose number shall not exceed 10 per
sian SFSR renamed Russian Federation); cent of the Council members representing legisla-
tive and executive authorities of the subjects of the
Notable earlier date: 30 December 1922 (Soviet Russian Federation. Total number - 170.
Union established.
Deputies of the State Duma are elected by the citi-
10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution zens of the Russian Federation on the basis of uni-
12 December 1993 versal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.

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