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Government Overview
Current President - Vladimir Putin
Responsible for:
Appoints head of central bank, which is Elvira Nabiullina
Has spy services, Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, and Emergency Ministry report to him
Defending Russia’s sovereignty
Appointing/Being Boss to Prime Minister
Commanding Armed Forces/ Nuclear Arsenal
Head of State with an office in the Kremlin (fortified complex in the center of Moscow)
Prime Minister - Dmitry Medvedev
Responsible for:
One of the highest places of power in the world
Controls social, labor, and migration policies
Have civilian ministries such as education and health directly report to him
Sets prices for goods
Controls fiscal/economic policy
Becomes president if something was to happen to Putin
Heading the cabinet of ministers
Current President - Vladimir Putin
Responsible for:
Appoints head of central bank, which is Elvira Nabiullina
Has spy services, Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, and Emergency Ministry report to him
Defending Russia’s sovereignty
Appointing/Being Boss to Prime Minister
Commanding Armed Forces/ Nuclear Arsenal
Head of State with an office in the Kremlin (fortified complex in the center of Moscow)
Prime Minister - Dmitry Medvedev
Responsible for:
One of the highest places of power in the world
Controls social, labor, and migration policies
Have civilian ministries such as education and health directly report to him
Sets prices for goods
Controls fiscal/economic policy
Becomes president if something was to happen to Putin
Heading the cabinet of ministers
RUSSIA'S SIZE, POPULATION, & LOCATION
Russia's size is about 6.602 million mi² but the U.S.A is only 3.797 million mi².
.THE POPULATION HAS RISEN A LOT FROM WHAT IT WAS IN THE 70s AND THE RATE OF POPULATION HAS HAD A SLIGHT DECREASE SINCE 2005 AND HAS STAYED ABOUT THE SAME THROUGH 2017. BUT THE U.S.A POPULATION HAS BEEN INCREASING ALOT SINCE THE 1970s AND THE U.S HAS ABOUT TWICE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AS RUSSIA AND HAS ONLY HALF THE LAND SIZE.