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Age Structure in Russia GDP, comparison by sector

15.53% 17.24% 4.7%

14.31% 9.54%
32.4%

62.3%
43.38%

0-14 years 15-24 years 25-34 years
55-64 years 65 years and over Agriculture Industry Services

large oil reserves, natural gas, coal, mineral resources, bauxite, Health expenditures of Russia account for 7.1% of the GDP,
and timber deposits. Despite being the largest country in terms of while educational expenditures account for 3.8%. Literacy rate
land borders, Russia does not have large arable lands due to cold stands at 99.7%. Russian is the official and national language;
and dry climate, and unfavorable settlement conditions. and Orthodoxy, Christianity and Islam are main religions. Males
account for nearly 46% of the population, while females account
GDP per capita stands at 27.9 thousand for 54%. The age distribution of the population shows that chil-
dren in the age group of 0-14 account for 17.2% of the popula-
USD tion, while the age group of 15-24 accounts for 9.5% and age
group between 25-34 accounts for 43.3%. Older age groups are
Moscow is the capital city; and the population includes ethnic distributed as follows: The group between 55-64 accounts for
groups consisting of Russian, Tatar, Ukrainian, Bashkir, Chu- 14.3%, and people older than 64 account for 15.5%. With the
vash, and Chechen people. 74% of the population reside in urban GDP standing at 1.578 trillion USD, Russia’s GDP per capita is
areas, which mainly concentrate in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, 27,900 USD. Their major agricultural products include wheat,
Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, NijniyNovrorod and Samara. Aver- sugar beet, sunflower seeds, vegetables, fruits, bovine meat and
age life expectancy stands at 71.3 years. milk. Major industries in the economy can be listed as coal, oil,

Written prmeiums (million USD)

26,658
22,517 24,301
17,298 18,218

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