Russian Federation

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Official Name
The Russian Federation
Population Full

145,872,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Russian
Literacy Rate
100% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1962), FCPNM (1998), ICCPR (1973), UNCRPD (2012)
General References
Bright 1992, Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Kibrik 1991, Michalchenko 2003, Salminen 2007, Sebeok 1963
Deaf Population
120,500
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Russian Federation is 121. Of these, 118 are living and 3 are extinct. Of the living languages, 102 are indigenous and 16 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 22 are institutional, 21 are developing, 3 are vigorous, 39 are in trouble, and 33 are dying. Also listed are 38 unestablished languages and 3 macrolanguages.