Russia

Russian Federation
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya

CAPITAL: Moscow FLAG: Equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue (middle), and red (bottom). ANTHEM: Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii (National Anthem of the Russian Federation) MONETARY UNIT: The ruble (RUB) is a paper currency of 100 kopecks. There are coins of 1, 5, 10, and 50 kopecks, and 1, 2, 5, and 10 rubles, as well as notes of 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, and 5,000 rubles. RUB 1 = US$0. 0153017 (or US$1 = RUB 65.3521) as of August 2016. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is the legal standard. HOLIDAYS: New Year's Holiday, 1–8 January; Orthodox Christmas, 7 January; Defenders of the Fatherland Day, 23 February; Women's Day, 8 March; Labor Day, 1–2 May;...