Russia,
officially known as Russian Federation is one of the biggest countries in the
world. It has the 12th largest economy by Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) and 6th largest by purchasing power parity in year 2015. Russia’s
extensive mineral and energy resources, the largest reserves in the world, have
made it one of the largest producers of natural gas and oil globally. It is
recognized as one of the five chief nuclear weapons states. According to Russian
customs data, the country recorded more exports than imports in the financial
year 2015-16. A report on import export data of Russia, presented by Export
Genius, states that Russia registered trade surplus in the said year.
Geography
Russia is one of the largest countries in the
world. According to the February 2016 figures, its total area is 17125200
square kilometres. There are 101 nature reserves in Russia, 41 national parks,
40 UNESCO biosphere reserves and 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Russia. The
country has a wide natural resource base including major deposits of coal,
natural gas, petroleum, timber, ores and other mineral resources. Key
highlights of geographical scenario of Russia are given below:
Total Land Boundaries: 22408
km
Border
Countries (14): Ukraine (1944 km), Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) (210 km), Norway
(191 km), Mongolia (3452 km), Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) (261 km), Latvia
(332 km), North Korea (18 km), Kazakhstan (7644 km), Georgia (894 km), Finland
(1309 km), Estonia (324 km), China (south) (46 km), China (southeast) (4133
km), Belarus (1312 km) and Azerbaijan (338 km).
Coastline: 37653 km
Terrain: Broad plain with
uplands & mountains along southern border regions, vast coniferous forests
& tundra in Siberia and low hills west of Urals
Land Use: Agricultural Land
(13.1%), Forest (49.4%) and Other (37.5%) (2011 estimation)
Irrigated Land:
43000 sq. km (2012)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 4508 cu km (2011)
Government
Conventional Long Form:
Russian Federation
Conventional Short Form:
Russia
Local Long Form:
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
Local Short Form:
Rossiya
Government Type: Semi-presidential
Federation
Capital: Moscow (Name), 55 45
N, 37 36 E (Geographical Coordinates), UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC,
during Standard Time) (Time Difference)
National Holiday:
Russia Day, 12th June (1990)
Legal System:
Civil law system, judicial review of legislative acts
Chief of State: President
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putting (since 7 May 2012)
National Symbol:
Bear, Double-Headed Eagle
National Colours:
Blue, White & Red
National Anthem: Gimn Rossiyskoy
Federatsii
Economy
Russia
has a high-income and developed market economy with enormous natural resources,
particularly natural gas and oil. It recorded trade surplus in the year 2015.
However, the country’s total imports and exports both reportedly fell down in
the said year. According to Russian customs data, since 2012, Russia has been
recording a decline in the total value of its imports. After registering a
slight decrease in the export value of total products in year 2014, Russia’s
value of exports fell down drastically in the year 2015.
Russia
exported crude petroleum oil and iron & steel the most in the year 2015.
And it imported automatic data processing machines and electronic equipment the
most in the said year. The country exported the products mostly to Netherlands
and imported the products from China in the year 2015. Let’s have a look on the
overall economy of Russia along with import export data of Russia.
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity):
USD 3.718 trillion (2015 estimation)
GDP (Official Exchange Rate): USD
1.325 trillion (2015 estimation)
GDP (Real Growth Rate):
-3.7% (2015 estimation)
GDP (Per Capita): USD
25400 (2015 estimation)
Gross National Saving: USD
23.4% of GDP (2015 estimation)
Major Industries of Russia
Russia is one of the
largest producers of natural gas and oil. Here are the major industries of
Russia:
Serial Number
|
Major Industries of
Russia
|
1.
|
Consumer Durables, Textiles, Foodstuffs, Handicrafts
|
2.
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Medical and Scientific Instruments
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3.
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Electric Power Generating and Transmitting Equipment
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4.
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Agricultural Machinery, Tractors and Construction Equipment
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5.
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Communications Equipment
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6.
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Road and Rail Transportation Equipment
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7.
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Defence Industries including Missile Production, Radar &
Advanced Electronic Components and Shipbuilding
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8.
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All Forms of Machine Building from Rolling Mills to
High-Performance Aircraft and Space Vehicles
|
9.
|
Complete Range of Mining and Extractive Industries Producing
Oil, Coal, Gas, Metals and Chemicals
|
Russian
Customs Data of Imports
As
per the Russia import data by customs, the country has been registering a fall
in the import value of total products since 2013. It imported automatic data
processing machines the most in the financial year 2015-16. Here are the import
statistics of Russia:
Last Year Import Value (2015):
USD 182781965000
Previous Year Import Value: USD
286648777000
List of Major Products Imported by Russia in 2015:
Machinery (18.68%), Electrical, Electronic Equipment (11.55%), Vehicles Other
Than Railway, Tramway (8.41%), Pharmaceutical Products (4.76%) and Plastics
(4.17%).
List of Top Russian Exporter Countries with Import Data
of Russia of 2015: China (19.3%), Germany
(10.4%), United States of America (6.3%), Belarus (4.4%), Italy (4.3%), Japan
(3.7%) and Ukraine (3.1%).
Russian
Customs Data of Exports
According
to the export data of Russia, the country registered a shortfall in its total
exports in the years 2014 and 2015. It exported crude petroleum oil, iron &
steel, fertilizers and turbo-jets the most in the financial year 2015-16. Below
are the export statistics of Russia:
Last Year Export Value (2015): USD 343907652000
Previous Year Export Value: USD
497833529000
List of Major Products Exported by Russia in 2015:
Mineral Fuels (62.84%), Iron & Steel (4.43%), Fertilizers (2.57%),
Machinery (2.52%), Pearls, Precious Stones (2.29%) and Aluminium & Articles
(2.05%).
List of Top Russian Importer Countries with Export Data
of Russia of 2015: Netherlands (11.7%), China
(8.2%), Italy (4.7%), Germany (4.6%), Japan (4.2%), Republic of Korea (3.8%)
and Belarus (3.6%).
List
of Russia Major Sea Ports
- Novorossiysk (Russia’s Largest Sea Port)
- Alexandrovsk
- Amderma
- Baltyisk
- Hatanga
- Korsakov
- Anapa
- Nakhodka
- Nevelsk
- Dikson
- Anapa
- Dikson
- Zarubino
List of Russia Major Air Ports
- Domodedovo International Airport
- Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Pulkovo Airport
- Vnukovo International Airport
- Kurumoch Airport
- Tolmachevo Airport
- Koltsovo Airport
- Kazan Airport
This report on import export data of Russia has been designed by Export Genius, a prominent market research company. They provide Russia customs data of imports and exports and statistical data of other countries as well.
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