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FACTBOX: Key facts about Russia

Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:55am EDT

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(Reuters) - Reuters is holding its first Russia Investment Summit on September 10-11.

Here are some facts about the world's largest country, its economy and financial markets:

POPULATION:

Population: 142.2 million, down 689,000 last year.

Average monthly wage, July: $530.

Richest person: Roman Abramovich, worth $18.7 billion.

Life expectancy: male 59 years, female 72 years.

Annual road traffic deaths: 36,000.

ECONOMY:

GDP, 2006: 26.6 trillion roubles ($1.04 trillion). Russia is

the world's ninth-largest economy.

GDP/capita, 2006: $7,300.

Economic growth forecast, 2007: 7.2-7.4 percent.

Inflation target, 2007: 8 percent.

M2 money supply, August 1: +51 percent.

Capital investment, July: +24.7 percent.  Continued...

 
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