UNF Great Decisions 2005 -2006 co-sponsored by World Affairs Council of Jacksonville & UNF Student Government Association First Session – October 4, 2005 “Putin’s Second Term: A Scorecard for Russia”
Russia Today Vital Statistics n Russian Federation Population: 144 million n Area 6. 6 million miles 2 n GDP - $1. 28 trillion n GDP p/c $8900 n President : Vladimir Putin (since May 2000) n
Russian Federation Government n National Parliament n n n Upper House – Federal Assembly – 2 members from each state Lower House – Duma – elected by PR – a party must get at least 7% of popular vote to get seats Public Chamber – Ombudsman/Consultative House 89 “States” – Governors appointed by Russian President 7 Okrugs, or “Super-regions” – Layer over the states. Their presidents are appointed by the Russian president
Population Comparisons n n n 1) China – 1. 3 billion 2) India – 1. 07 billion 3) USA – 295 million 4) Indonesia – 220 million 5) Brazil – 178 million *** 8) Russia -- 143 million
GDP Comparisons n 1) USA -- $11. 78 trillion (p/c $40, 100) 2) China -- $7. 26 trillion (p/c $5000) 3) Japan -- $3. 75 trillion (p/c $29, 400) 4) India -- $ 3. 32 trillion (p/c $2900) 5) Germany -- $ 2. 36 trillion (p/c $28, 700) 6) UK -- $1. 78 trillion (p/c $29, 600) n 12) Russia -- $1. 41 trillion n n (p/c $9800)
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