Facts

Here you will find key facts about Russia. Most of the quantitative data in this section come in graphs and charts that provide a comparison of Russia with several groups of its international competitors and peers, including Western nations, BRICS, petrostates and former Soviet republics. (The exceptions are: the timelines; Russia 101, which compares Russia only to the United States; and Russia #1s, which focuses on areas in which Russia has at some point surpassed all other countries in a data set, from nuclear warheads and satellite launches to heroin use and inmate deaths.)

Russia 101

Basic facts and stats vis-à-vis the U.S.
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Economy

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Demographics

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Military & Security

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Education & Science

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Russia #1s

An assorted list of Russia-related superlatives—most, least, best, worst, coldest, biggest, etc.
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Timeline of US-Russia Relations

1983-2023
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Cooperative Threat Reduction Timeline

1991-2016
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Miscellaneous

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U.S.-Russian and Multilateral Agreements to Prevent War

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