Russia

Languages:

Russia, the world's largest country by land area, has Russian as its official language, spoken by the majority of the population. The country is linguistically diverse, with over 100 minority languages spoken by various ethnic communities. Some of the most widely spoken minority languages include Tatar, Bashkir, Chuvash, and Chechen. These languages belong to various linguistic families, including Uralic, Turkic, and Northwest Caucasian. English is widely spoken as a second language, particularly in business, education, and tourism sectors.

Religion:

Religion in Russia is diverse, with the majority of the population adhering to Christianity (72.6%), predominantly of the Russian Orthodox tradition. The constitution guarantees freedom of religion, and other significant religious communities include Muslims (10.0%), Buddhists (0.5%), and Jews (0.1%). The remaining portion of the population, approximately 16.8%, identifies as non-religious or as having no specific religious affiliation.

Ethnic Groups:

Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.) note: nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russias 2010 census