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According to watchtutorials, Russia is the largest country in the world, covering a land area of 17,098,242 square kilometers. As of 2019, its population was estimated to be 146.8 million people. The population density is 8.4 people per square kilometer, making Russia the ninth most densely populated country in the world. The majority of Russia’s population is ethnic Russian with other major ethnic groups including Tatars, Ukrainians and Bashkirs. Russians are spread throughout the entire country but are most concentrated in European Russia with 81% of Russians living west of the Ural Mountains and 19% living east of them. Moscow is the largest city in Russia with over 12 million people living there and it is also one of the most populous cities in Europe. Other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. The average life expectancy for Russian citizens is 71 years for men and 78 years for women with over 16% of Russians aged 60 or older. The official language spoken in Russia is Russian which is spoken by 95% of citizens while other languages such as Tatar and Ukrainian are spoken by smaller populations within certain regions. Religion plays an important role in many Russians’ lives with Eastern Orthodoxy being the most widely practiced faith followed by Islam and other religions including Buddhism and Judaism. Education levels have improved significantly since 2000 with literacy rates reaching 99%. There has been a steady decline in birth rates since 1990 but this has been offset by a steady increase in life expectancy leading to a relatively stable population growth rate over time. See iamhigher for Russia Population and Language.