ocr: RUSSIAN FEDERATION K Official Name: Russian Federation Capital: Moscow Population: 148.7 million Currency: Rouble Official language: Russian WITH. AN AREA OF SIX MILLION SQUARE MILES, Russiais the world'slargest state. Bounded by the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, it also shares boundaries with 13 countries. With the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, Russia became anl independent state, but within the CIS itt maintains a dominant role. Ethnic Russians make up ARCTIC OCEAN 80% of the population, but LATVIA, ESTONIA, la there are many smaller LITHUANIA. Stl Petersburg ethnic groups that have their ow ...
