Russia Country Code +7

Russia has 14 holidays and observances (2 national, 12 public, 0 observances). The national day is Russia Day, on June 12. Offices and many businesses close on public holidays, so plan calls around them.

Climate:

Ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast

Terrain:

Broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions

Natural resources:

Wide natural-resource base including major deposits of oil, Natural gas, Coal, And many strategic minerals, Bauxite, Reserves of rare earth elements, Timber

Land borders:

Azerbaijan, Belarus, China (southeast), Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast), Mongolia, Norway, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast), Ukraine

Land use:

agricultural 13.2% (arable 7.4%), forest 50.7% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Currency:

Russian Ruble (RUB)

GDP by sector:

Agriculture 3%, Industry 30%, Services 59% (2025)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.