Quick Facts - Russia
Capital: Moscow
Political system: Federal semi-presidential republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 28 February 1996
Population: 143 056 383 (2012)
Population density: 8 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Russian for the Russian Federation, respective languages for the Republics of the Federation
Non-nationals of total population: 19.1 % (2010)
Population density: 8 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Russian for the Russian Federation, respective languages for the Republics of the Federation
Non-nationals of total population: 19.1 % (2010)
Funding (2006)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 2.21 %Government expenditure on culture: 5 528 894 778 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 31.00 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 29.27 %
Employment
Share of cultural workers in total employment: N/AShare of self-empoyed in cultural employment: N/A
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: N/A
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 63 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 151 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 377 USD (37 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 1.2 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 43.0 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 21/2/1991European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Signed 10/5/2001. Not yet ratified
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Ratification process not yet completed
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334