(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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