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Originally Posted by jorgelito
Well that should be great news for all the left-leaning, America hating, Marx worshiping socialists including the ones on this board. They can now emigrate to Russia and put their money where their mouth is. Surely income distribution and civil rights are free for all in the worker's paradise right? Surely there is free health care, no income gap, no gangsters in mother Russia? Surely one is free to express themselves freely without fear or repression? It's Pravda in, Prada out.
Russia is a non-issue. I still don't know why they are a member of the G8.
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Why would two US agencies display info on the web that contradicts almost everything you posted about Russia.....strong respect there for privacy, solvent government, big sustainable trade surplus....they seem strong where we are weak....protected from unreasonable search by judicial review, energy independent, strong fundamentals to support their currency....
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http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78835.htm
Russia
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2006
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
March 6, 2007
.....The law states that officials may enter a private residence only in cases prescribed by federal law or on the basis of a judicial decision; however, authorities did not always observe these provisions.
The law permits the government to monitor correspondence, telephone conversations, and other means of communication only with judicial permission and prohibits the collection, storage, utilization, and dissemination of information about a person's private life without his consent. While these provisions were generally followed, problems remained. There were accounts of electronic surveillance by government officials and others without judicial permission, and of entry into residences and other premises by Moscow law enforcement without warrants. There were no reports of government action against officials who violated these safeguards.
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...k/geos/rs.html
Russia
Public debt:
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8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Oil - production:
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9.4 million bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - consumption:
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2.5 million bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - exports:
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7 million bbl/day (2005)
Exports:
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$317.6 billion (2006 est.)
Imports:
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$171.5 billion (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$314.5 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
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$287.4 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
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