... 1996). This would begin their struggle to move toward a democracy and a free-market economy. Russia is the largest country in the world at seventeen miles per square kilometer. It occupies 150 million people (US, 1998). Its official language is Russian, which is also an official language in the United Nations. Russia has a great educational system, which has produced almost a hundred percent literacy rate. ... 1998). This crisis has resulted in a loss of investors, a fall in the value of the ruble, and a poor banking system. Up until 1998 it looked as though Russia was slowly pulling it...

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