Russia

General country information:

Country name: Russian Federation

Population: 142 million (2008, Rosstat)

Area: 17075 thousand square kilometers

Capital: Moscow

System of Government: Presidential parliamentary republic

Head of the Government: Dmitry Medvedev (President), Vladimir Putin (Prime Minister)

Science Minister: Andrey Fursenko

Parliament: Federative Council (upper house), Duma (lower house)

Administrative structure: Federal subjects grouped into seven federal districts.

Geography: The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of Eurasia.

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  Research Structure

  On this page, S&T Gate RUS.EU provides an overview of the research and technology potential of Russia.
  [more] (URL: http://www.st-gaterus.eu/en/178.php)
   

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  Research Policy

  In this section, S&T Gate RUS.EU offers information on national research policies in Russia.
  [more] (URL: http://www.st-gaterus.eu/en/179.php)
   

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  Governmental bodies (Ministries, Federal Agencies and Federal Services)

  This page provides an inventory of executive bodies responsible for forming and providing of policy in S&T area of collaboration of Russia.
  [more] (URL: http://www.st-gaterus.eu/en/570.php)
   

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  Russian S&T programmes

  This section provides information about national Russian S&T programmes. For programmes that offer cooperation opportunities between Russia and the EU please visit the section "S&T cooperation", subsection "EU-Russia" of this website.
  [more] (URL: http://www.st-gaterus.eu/en/573.php)