Appendix 1

Official Name: Russian Federation

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Capital City: Moscow

Major Cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhni Novgorod, Novosybirsk, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Omsk, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd
Population:
As of July 2004: 143,782,3381.3

Russia has been experiencing a slowly declining growth rate; in July of 2004 this number was estimated at -0.45% with a birth rate of 9.63 births/1,000 people and a death rate of 15.17 deaths/1,000 people1.3. In 2002 Russia’s official population was listed at 144.5 Million people with a -0.33% growth rate decline1.2. 148.2 Million were reported in the national census conducted in 19961.1. 82% of the population is ethnic Russians1.2.

Total Land Area:

In terms of total land area, Russia is the largest country in the world.
Total Area within borders: 17,075,200 sq km
Land Area: 16,995,800 sq km
Water Area: 79,400 sq km
Total Coastline: 37,653 km1.3

Bordering Countries:
Listed in alphabetical order along with total border length:
Azerbaijan 284 km
Belarus 959 km
China (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km
Estonia 294 km
Finland 1,340 km
Georgia 723 km
Kazakhstan 6,846 km
North Korea 19 km
Latvia 217 km
Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km
Mongolia 3,485 km
Norway 196 km
Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 206 km
Ukraine 1,576 km1.3

Administrative Structure: Federation of 89 states

Current President (as of 2004): Vladimir Putin

Religion: Religious preference depends on different ethnic groups however the Russian Orthodox Church comprises the significant majority1.2.

Language: Russian

Currency: Russian Ruble (RUR)

Education:
Approximately 98% of the Russian population over the age of 15 is literate. The Russian constitution guarantees the right to free preschool, basic general and secondary education until the age of fifteen. By 1995 Russia had 500 secondary schools including 42 universities1.1.

Internet Country Code: .ru

Russia also has claim for the legacy domain .su which was allocated for the Soviet Union. It’s legal status and ownership are is under dispute between the Russian Government, ICANN, and several Russian commercial entities1.3.

Appendix 4.A

 

Appendix 4.B

Appendix 4.C

http://www.psa.ac.uk/cps/2003/Marcus%20Alexander.pdf

Appendix 4.D

Appendix 6.A
Table of Russian Infrastructure Status

Infrastructure	Liberalization Status	Comments
Public Telecommunications Network	Monopoly	Russian Law on Communications
Local Networks for Voice Telephony	Partially Liberalizes Market	Russian Law on Communications

Leased Lines	Partially Liberalized Market	Russian Law on Communications
Alternative Infrastructure (railways, utilities, highways, etc.)	N/A	N/A
Broadcasting and cable TV	Partially Liberalized Market	N/A
Voice Telephony
Local Communication	Partially Liberalized Market	Russian Law on Communications
Domestic Long-Distance	Monopoly	Russian Law on Communications

International Communications	Partially Liberalized Market	Russian Law on Communications
Provision of voice services to closed user groups	Monopoly	Russian Law on Communications
Mobile Communications
Analog	N/A	N/A
GSM Digital	Partially Liberalized Market	Federal Providers: MTS, Vympelcom, and Megaphon
Paging	Partially Liberalized Market	More than 450 licenses

Satellite Communications	Partially Liberalized Market	Russian Satellite Communications Company (Gorizont and Express
Data Transmissions	Fully Liberalized Market	TCP/IP
Value Added Services	Fully Liberalized Market	N/A
Internet Service Provision	Fully Liberalized Market	N/A
Equipment Provision	Fully Liberalized Market	Article 16 of the Russian Law on Commercialization

 

Appendix 6.B

Source: http://www.psa.ac.uk/cps/2003/Marcus%20Alexander.pdf

Appendix 6.C

Source: http://www.psa.ac.uk/cps/2003/Marcus%20Alexander.pdf