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United States vs Russia

Government structure comparison · Side by side

Flag of US
United States
Flag of RU
Russia
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Moscow
Continent
North America
Asia
Population
338.0M
140.1M
GDP
$25676.0B
$6089.0B
Area
9,833,517 km²
17,098,242 km²
Languages
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Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1% (2010 est.)
Currency
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Russian rubles (RUB) per US dollar -
Government
constitutional federal republic
semi-presidential federation
Head of State
Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin
Head of Government
Donald Trump
Mikhail Mishustin
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