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This article is about the country. For other uses, see Russia (disambiguation) . Transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia Coordinates : 60°N 90°E  /  60°N 90°E  / 60; 90 Russian Federation Росси́йская Федерaция   ( Russian ) Rossiyskaya Federatsiya Flag Coat of arms Anthem:  " Gosudarstvenny gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii (Slav'sya, otechestvo, nashe svobodnoye Bratskikh narodov soyuz vekovoy) "    ( transliteration ) "State Anthem of the Russian Federation" Location of Russia (green) Russian-administered Crimea (not recognized as Russian territory; light green) [note 1] Capital and largest city Moscow 55°45′N 37°37′E  /  55.750°N 37.617°E  / 55.750; 37.617 Official language Russian Recognised national languages See Languages of Russia Ethnic groups (2010 [2] ) 81.0% Russian 3.7% Tatar 1.4% Ukrainian 1.1% Bashkir 1.0% Chuvash 0.8% Chechen 11.0% others / unspecified Religion See Religion in Russia Demonym Russian Government Federal sem...