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< prev September 30 1 Kalmykiya lies north-west of the Caspian Sea. 3 Tuva (Uriankhai) lies north-west of Mongolia 4 Khakasiya to the north-west of Tuva is 80% Russian 1 Tatarstan has abundant resources — minerals and farmland. a) Legislation passed in 1999 is even more draconian than the 1997 RF laws b) There are some evangelical churches or groups, c) Christian literature in Tatar is increasing 2 Bashkortostan is the home of the Bashkort (Bashkir), a Turkic people related to the Tatar b) There were 12 congregations of Evangelicals in 1998, but none which used the Bashkort language c) The Bashkort NT will be adapted from the Tatar NT 3 The Chuvash are predominantly secular/atheist with a nominal Orthodox background 4 The Hill and Meadow Mari are indigenous to Mari El, 700km east of Moscow 5 The Udmurt are 31% of the population of Udmurtiya < prev September 30 |
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| Religions | Population % | Adherents | Ann.Gr. |
| Christian | 54.07 | 79,447,131 | -0.5% |
| non-Religious | 31.08 | 45,667,040 | -0.8% |
| Muslim | 10.20 | 14,987,252 | +1.3% |
| Other | 2.50 | 3,673,346 | +12.1% |
| Traditional ethnic | 1.10 | 1,616,272 | +5.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.70 | 1,028,537 | +1.3% |
| Jewish | 0.32 | 470,188 | -3.0% |
| Baha'i | 0.03 | 44,080 | +8.3% |
382+ in 17 agencies to 12 countries
2,200+ in 146 agencies from 35 countries
Geography 
Area 17,075,400 sq.km. The world's largest country extending across 11 time zones between the Baltic and the Pacific.
Population (2000) 146,933,847 -0.16%AGR
Capital Moscow 13,200,000.
Peoples Indo-European 88.7%; Turkic-Altaic 8.2%; Finno-Ugric 2.3%; Other 0.8%.
Literacy 98%. Official language Russian; local languages in autonomous republics. All languages 96. Languages with Scriptures 3Bi 8NT 40por 80w.i.p.
Economy Vast natural resources and potentially the world's wealthiest country. HDI 0.747; 71st/174. Public debt 26% of GNP. Income/person $2,680 (9% of USA).
Politics Russia has known little but autocracy or tyranny since it became a country in the 8th Century.
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