Russia

Adventist Members: 55,9111

Adventist Churches: 646

Number of Ordained Ministers:142

Net Membership Growth Over Past 10 Years: 545%

(Statistics current Dec. 31, 2000)

Official name: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya (Russian Federation).

Head of state: President.

Head of government: Prime Minister.

Capital: Moscow.

Official language: Russian.

Official religion: none.

Monetary unit: Ruble.

Population (2001 est.): 145,470,197.

Urban-rural (1996): urban 73.2%; rural 26.8%.

Ethnic composition (1997): Russian 86.6%; Tatar 3.2%; Ukrainian 1.3%; Chuvash 0.9%; Bashkir 0.7%; Chechen 0.6%; Mordovian 0.5%; Belorussian 0.3%; other 5.9%.

Religions: Russian Orthodox, Muslim, Protestant, Catholic, native religions, other.

Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1995): 4.5.

Life expectancy at birth (2001 est.): male 62.12 years; female 72.83 years; total pop. 67.34 years.

Population below poverty line: 40% (1999 est.).

Sources:

Encyclopedia Britannica

www.countryreports.org