Monday 25 January 2010

Capital Moscow
Language(s) Russian, many others
Government Federal socialist republic, Single-party communist state
General Secretary
- 1922–1953 (first) Joseph Stalin
- 1985–1991 (last) Mikhail Gorbachev
Premier
- 1923–1924 (first) Vladimir Lenin
- 1991 (last) Ivan Silayev
History
- Established December 30, 1922
- Disestablished December 26, 1991
Area
- 1991 22,402,200 km2(8,649,538 sq mi)
Population
- 1991 est. 293,047,571
Density 13.1 /km2 (33.9 /sq mi)
Currency Soviet ruble (SUR)
Internet TLD .su2
Calling code +7

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