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After the Soviet collapse: A globe redrawn...of cold war by more traditional bloody means. Indeed the collapse of Soviet influence around the world went unmourned outside Russia, except by those who had relied on it to seize and hold power. Yet how had the end come so fast? And how... In this article: Russia, Inflation, Bolshevik, Vladimir Putin, Soviet Union, Korea, Central America, and Vietnam |
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The Japan Times: All Stories | October 14, 2009
An angel among the evil energy resources
...that circles the Pacific. They include New Zealand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the west coasts of the U.S. and Canada, Central America, and the west coast of South America. The Ring of Fire is a zone...
In this article: Fossil fuel, Coal, Global warming, Uranium, International Energy Agency, United States, Europe, Indonesia, Natural gas, and Exploiting
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Sports Illustrated | October 15, 2009
Europe: Swiss, Slovakia into World Cup; Portugal in playoffs
...and Central America and the Caribbean. Portugal, Greece, Slovenia and Ukraine finished second in their groups and joined Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, Ireland and Russia in the European playoffs. They will be drawn into four pairs on...
In this article: World Cup, Nani, Europe, Slovakia, Portugal, 2010 World Cup, Miguel Veloso, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jerzy Dudek, and England
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Las Vegas Sun | September 02, 2009
Travel outsourcer tapped by Harrah's
...Harrahs.com." Discover the World Marketing has 83 offices in 55 countries, including most of South America, Europe, Asia and Central America, Mexico, Canada, Russia, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Foreign...
In this article: Las Vegas, Bally, Harrah's Entertainment, Revenue, Outsourcing, and Flamingo
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America.gov | June 16, 2008
Wildlife Trafficking Is a Serious Problem, Lucrative Business
...like to buy. " GLOBAL PROBLEM Wildlife smuggling hot spots occur around the world, including Russia and Eastern Europe, South and Central America, South Asia, Africa and Indonesia, Younger said. Moises Naim, author of Illicit, a...
In this article: EBay, Moises Naim, Interpol, International Fund for Animal Welfare, United States, Endangered species, Narcotic, Heroin, and Lyon, France
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BusinessWeek Online | July 01, 2008
IMAX's Hollywood Card - BusinessWeek
...IMAX equipment for theaters could fall even further. Since the beginning of this year, IMAX has signed deals with theaters in the Philippines, South and Central America, Dubai and Russia. "The biggest problem isn't getting the films," Foster...
In this article: IMAX, Hollywood, Speed Racer, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Tokyo Dome, BusinessWeek, and Japan
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Houston Chronicle | October 14, 2009
Argentina makes World Cup on final day of qualifying
...gain the final automatic place from North and Central America and the Caribbean. groups and joined Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, Ireland and Russia in the European playoffs. They will be drawn into four pairs on Monday, and the winners of...
In this article: World Cup, Nani, Argentina, World Cup, Miguel Veloso, Jerzy Dudek, South America, Europe, Slovakia, and South Africa
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Wikipedia | May 10, 2009
Katey Walter
...in Cherskii for joint Russian-U.S. projects over the International Polar Year, aiming to network arctic observatories in Alaska and Russia for long term monitoring of climate change in cold regions. Walter, who has conducted research...
In this article: Methane, Carbon dioxide, Alaska, Waste, Climate change, Global warming, Carbon, University of Alaska, and University of California
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Wikipedia | October 07, 2009
Military structure of the FARC-EP
...any trouble (such as ammunition jamming). According to U.S. intelligence (such as CIA), the FARC-EP has purchased thousands of AK-47 rifles from Russia, through connections with the Russian mafia. Colombian and regional authorities believe...
In this article: Ak-47, Colombia, United States, CIA, and Suicide
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Wikipedia | June 14, 2009
Robert C. MacKenzie
...magazine, he was sent to cover conflicts in different hot-spots around the globe, including Mozambique, Central America, Croatia, Bosnia , Russia, Thailand, Suriname, Taiwan and Cambodia. At the time of his death, he was in command of and...
In this article: Robert C. MacKenzie, Valentine Strasser, United States Army, and Central America
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Russia (pronounced: /en-us-Russia.ogg/; rrɐˈsʲijə), officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation (rrɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈraʦəjə), is a country in northern Eurasia (Europe and Asia together). It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares borders with the following countries (from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan (by the Sea of Okhotsk) and the United States (by the Bering Strait). At 17075400 km2, Russia is by far the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth’s land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation with 142 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 11 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources, and is considered an energy superpower.
It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's unfrozen fresh water.
- Name:
- Russia
- Capital:
- Moscow
- Language:
- Russian official throughout the country; twenty-seven others co-official in various regions
- Largest City:
- Moscow
- Government type:
- Federal semi-presidential republic
- Legislature:
- Federal Assembly
- Upper House:
- Federation Council
- Lower House:
- State Duma
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1363
- Formations:
- Kievan Rus'
- Area:
- 6,592,800
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.264 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal):
- $1.676 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 52nd
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 8th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $11,807
- Currency:
- Ruble
- Demonym:
- Russian
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- RUB
- Country Calling Code:
- +7
- ccTLD:
- .ru (.su reserved), (.рф 2009)
- Anthem:
- Государственный гимн Российской Федерации
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