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Population......................................................................143,420,309 (July 2005 est.)
Population growth rate .............................................................-0.37% (2005 est.)
Birth rate.....................................................9.8 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate................................................14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate...............................1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups.......Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2002 census)

Source: CIA World Factbook 2005

Migration Dilemmas Haunt Post-Soviet Russia
As Russia enters the 21st century, it is confronting a set of migration issues unimaginable just a decade ago. Timothy Heleniak of the World Bank and Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies maps out the complex past and difficult present of the world's largest country.

Russia Beckons, But Diaspora Wary

Cross-Border Human Flows in Northeast Asia

Skilled Migration Abroad or Human Capital Flight?

Drop in Asylum Numbers Shows Changes in Demand and Supply

Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights

Georgia Looks West, But Faces Migration Challenges at Home

Moldova Seeks Stability Amid Mass Emigration

Caught Between East and West, Ukraine Struggles with Its Migration Policy

Latvia Looks West, But Legacy of Soviets Remains

Tajikistan: From Refugee Sender to Labor Exporter

EU Membership Highlights Poland's Migration Challenges

Israel: Balancing Demographics in the Jewish State

South Korea: Balancing Labor Demand with Strict Controls

Characteristics of the European Born in the United States

Data

Check out Russian International Migration Data
in the Global Data Center

Neighboring Countries

China Poland Kazakhstan

Japan United States Belarus

Finland Ukraine Estonia

Norway Latvia Azerbaijan

Georgia Mongolia North Korea

Other Resources

Russia Russian State Committee for Statistics
http://www.fsgs.ru/wps/portal/english

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/


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