Russia's economy has grown quite a bit. Between 1991 and 2003 it grew 33%. It exports about $48 billion and imports about $35.7 billion. A lot of its exports are gas and oil. In the southern part of Europeon Russia they are big on agriculture. They grow grain, sugar beats, sunflower seeds, meat, milk, vegetables, fruits, cotton, and tea.
Random Facts!!!
*There are two million muslums in Russia.
*700,000 people die in russia because of AIDS, alchohol abuse, and suicide.
*Some of their main natural hazards are: volcanoes, earthquakes, permafrost, spring floods, and summer/fall fire hazards.
*71% of the population is made up of people between the age of 15-64 years of age.
*Russians used a lot of fur in their traditional clothing. They have fur boots, fur coats, and fur hats.
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