Population:138,739,892
Ethnic Groups:Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1%
Languages:Russian (official), many minority languages
Growth Rate: -0.47%
Infant Mortality: 10.08 deaths/1,000 live births
Death Rate:16.04 deaths/1,000 population
Life Expectancy: Males-59.8 years
Females- 73.17 years
Literacy Rate: 99.4%
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 15.2%
15-64 years: 71.8%
65 years and over: 13%
Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%,
Muslim 10-15%,
other Christian 2%
