This article was put together to provide you with facts pertaining to Russia. The unique thing about my articles is that I include a lot of facts. Due to my preference in writing articles that include a listing of facts, I typically will research a topic for several hours to find relevant facts. Our articles tend to stand out due to the fact that we typically display a list of facts and not paragraphs. The format of our articles are preferable by most of our readers, because the relevant facts are easy to find.
There has been a lot of time, energy and effort that has gone into researching the facts presented in this article. Several of the facts we located are being displayed below. These are important facts so don't ignore them. Several of the facts that we have uncovered will be a starting point for you as you continue your research:
1. Russia's overall trade surplus in 2009 was approximately $100 billion compared with $180 billion in 2008 and $129 billion in 2007 a reflection of the slower growth in exports and severe contraction of imports.
2. Russia's leaders put renewed emphasis on promoting innovation as key to economic modernization as well as on the need to diversify the economy away from oil and gas.
3. Russia's educational system has produced nearly 100% literacy.
4. A revival of Russian agriculture in recent years has led to Russia shifting from being a net grain importer to a net grain exporter.
5. Russia continues to work to bring its technical regulations, including those related to product and food safety, into conformity with international standards.
6. Russian statistics show a slight increase in the population in 2009; inward migration is the primary cause.
7. The number of doctors in relation to the population is high by American standards, although medical care in Russia, even in major cities, is generally far below Western standards.
ONE MOMENT -- If you have the persistence to go through the second half of this article, relative to Russia, you will definitely learn one or two things that will prove very useful to you. Keep on reading and be well up to date. Just below this paragraph you will find some additional facts that we came across that may help you:
1. Putin achieved wide popularity by stabilizing the government, especially in marked contrast to what many Russians saw as the chaos of the latter Yeltsin years.
2. The Russian constitution provides for freedom of religion, the equality of all religions before the law, and the separation of church and state.
3. In a dramatic speech in September 1993, President Yeltsin dissolved the Russian parliament and called for new national elections and a new constitution.
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