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On the 15th and 16th, Russian President Putin and Prime Minister Abe held a Japan-Russia summit in two locations, Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and in Tokyo. The expected topic of the Northern Territories was not discussed, and the main topics were their stance on the peace treaty and economic cooperation. There was nothing to be gained from the meeting in terms of Japanese diplomacy, and it made us keenly aware of the considerable gap between the two countries.
So how much do we Japanese people understand about Russia?
This time, we have put together an overview of the e-commerce situation in Russia, the closest foreign country to Japan.



Basic information about Russia
The Russian Republic is the world's largest by land area algeria whatsapp data approximately 45 times the size of Japan and 1.7 times the size of the United States. It has a population of 146,540,000, with the capital Moscow (population: 12,331,260), followed by St. Petersburg (population: 5,190,000 (2015)).
The language spoken is Russian, and it is one of the six official languages ​​of the United Nations, along with English, French, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic. Russia's economy is the 12th largest in the world by GDP (2015), and it is the world's largest producer of crude oil and boasts the world's largest reserves of natural gas. It is also a country that is recognized as possessing nuclear weapons, and possesses the world's largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.


Although Russia is not an economic superpower, it is a resource-rich and military power, and in 2015, its economy stalled due to the fall in crude oil and gas prices.
Looking at trade relations between Japan and Russia, the main exports to Japan are crude oil (38.2%), natural gas (24.9%), non-ferrous metals (9.1%), and coal (8.6%).
The main imports from Japan are automobiles (48.0%), automobile parts (8.4%), rubber products (6.0%), and construction machinery (3.3%). Russia's top import partner is China (53.173 billion dollars), followed by Germany (37.917 billion dollars) and the United States (16.502 billion dollars). Japan is in sixth place with 13.561 billion dollars.