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What is Russian Federation like?

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In short

Russian Federation is a country in Eastern Europe, Europe. In 2025 it has about 144 million people (UN estimate), the 9th most people of the 193 UN member states.
UN member since 1945Population: 9th
Russian Federationロシア連邦
Region
Eastern Europe, Europe
Population
about 144 million (9th)
Area
17,098,246 km² (1st)
UN member since
October 24, 1945

Drawn to the shape in the law (height 2 : length 3, three equal stripes). The law does not give color codes, so we chose the colors in the drawing.

Ranks are among the 193 UN member states, from most people and from largest area.

The rules for the flag

The flag of the Russian Federation is set by a federal constitutional law of 2000: three horizontal stripes of equal width, white at the top, blue in the middle and red at the bottom, with a height-to-length ratio of 2 to 3.

Russian Federation in numbers

In 2025 the population is about 144 million, the 9th most people of the 193 UN member states. That is about the same as Japan’s (about 123 million).

The area is 17,098,246 km², the largest of the 193. That is about 45 times Japan’s area.

If we work out the number of people per square kilometer (population density), it is about 8.4.

Joining the United Nations

Russian Federation joined the United Nations on October 24, 1945.

It was a member before Japan joined in 1956.

26 other countries joined on the same day.

Think about it

There is no single right answer. Talking it over with someone at home is a good way to learn.

Did you know? — There are 10 UN member states in Eastern Europe. The one with the most people is Russian Federation.
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About this page
Flag rules: Official legal portal of Russia, Federal Constitutional Law on the State Flag, Article 1 (Russian)
Population and rank: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024
Area and rank: United Nations, Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 3
Regions: United Nations Statistics Division, M49 regions
Date of joining: United Nations, “Member States”
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