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The '''Russian Federation''' (Russian: Российская Федерация, ''Rossiyskaya Federatsiya''), commonly referred to as "Russia", is the largest of the [[earth]]'s countries (17,075,200 square kilometers) and has the sixth largest population. Russia is a [[federal government|federation]], consisting of a number of constituent entities. Nonetheless, the centralized [[government]] is relatively strong, led by [[President]] [[Vladimir Putin]], who has nationalized the nation's [[energy]] companies and has been accused of bringing autocratic, anti-democratic tendencies to office. The capital of Russia is [[Moscow]].

The '''Russian Federation''' (Russian: Российская Федерация, ''Rossiyskaya Federatsiya''), commonly referred to as "Russia", is the largest of the [[earth]]'s countries (17,075,200 square kilometers) and has the sixth largest population. Russia is a [[federal government|federation]], consisting of a number of constituent entities. Nonetheless, the centralized [[government]] is relatively strong, the result of former President (now Prime Minister) [[Vladimir Putin]], who has nationalized the nation's [[energy]] companies and has been accused of bringing autocratic, anti-democratic tendencies to office. The capital of Russia is [[Moscow]].

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