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11 September 2009 For the full story, click here  MOSCOW — According to global reports, Russia has recieved poor marks in terms of competitiveness and business, with corruption being its biggest problem. Russia ranks 120th out of 183 countries in the World Bank’s annual “Doing Business” report and has mostly slid because of tough competition. The competition includes the top three in the overall ranking—Singapore, New Zealand, and Hong Kong. For the first time, the United States is not included in the top three. It is ranked at No. 4.
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__ Top 10 Ranking Countries: __
 * = ** Ranking ** ||= ** Country ** ||
 * = 1 ||= Singapore ||
 * = 2 ||= New Zealand ||
 * = 3 ||= Hong Kong ||
 * = 4 ||= United States ||
 * = 5 ||= United Kingdom ||
 * = 6 ||= Denmark ||
 * = 7 ||= Ireland ||
 * = 8 ||= Canada ||
 * = 9 ||= Australia ||
 * = 10 ||= Norway ||

(To view full rankings click here)

-Annie Kirk

Demography of European Russia The rural population of European Russia is very dense in the western areas of the country, close to the borders of Ukraine. Surprisingly, however, Moscow also has a dense rural population surrounding the capital city. The urban populations are dense in the large cities including Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kiev but are more sparse inland, close to the Urals.



Russians Vote in Regional Elections Sunday- October 11, 2009 MOSCOW--- Polls have opened today for about 30 millions Russians to vote in regional elections. A total of 90,000 candidates have been registered to run in the election.

The 76 regions of Russia: