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Russian Federation (Russia)

Russia

Also known as: Russland (Deutsch), Rusia (español), la Russie (français), Russia (Italiano, latine), Rosja (polski), Rússia (Português), Россия (русский язык), 俄羅斯 (繁體中文), ロシア (日本語)

Formerly: Soviet Union

Continents: East Europe, South and East Asia, Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Moscow

Population: 143,780,000

Area: 16,995,800 km²

Patron Saints: St. Andrew, St. Nicholas of Myra

Religions: Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other

Languages: Russian, other

Motto: С нами Бог (Russian) (God is with us)

Neighbouring Countries: Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, Belarus Belarus, China China, Estonia Estonia, Finland Finland, Georgia Georgia, Japan Japan, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, Latvia Latvia, Lithuania Lithuania, Mongolia Mongolia, North Korea North Korea, Poland Poland, Ukraine Ukraine, United States United States



Russian Church (1): Russia


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Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (5)

Documents and Celebrations Documents and Celebrations


Apostolic Nunciature: Russian Federation Archbishop Antonio Mennini (62)

Conference of Bishops: Conferenza dei Vescovi Cattolici della Federazione Russa (C.V.C.F.R.) Link Bishop Joseph Werth, S.J. (57)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europae (C.C.E.E.) Link Cardinal Péter Erdő (57)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.) Link Archbishop Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. (70)


as of 2010.03.04

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