1. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Established in December 26,1991

2. R U S S I A I S T H E L A R G E S T C O U N T R Y I N T H E W O R L D . I T S T R E T C H E S F R O M
E U R O P E A C R O S S A S I A C O V E R I N G 1 7 , 0 7 5 , 2 0 0 S Q U A R E K I L O M E T E R S .

3. DEMOGRAPHICS
 The population is 141.3 million people
 Median age is 38.5 years old.
 73% of the population lives in urban areas.
 Main religions are Russian orthodox Muslim and Christianity.

5.  Russia joined the World Trade Organization August 22, 2012
 Third largest trading partner with the EU
 Main imports are Machinery, chemicals, and agriculture products
 Main exports are raw materials, oil and natural gas.

6. MONE Y MATTE RS
 The Russian currency is called Ruble or Rouble
 The exchange rate is $1 USD to 31.18 ruble.
 As of January 2013 the minimum wage in Russia is 5,205 rubles
per month or about $166.95 USD.

7. POL ITICS
 Democratic federative law-governed state with a republican form
of government.
 The branches of the government are:
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

8. ШОКОЛАДНИЦА
Translated in English it means Chocolate. Also is the name of a
chain of coffee houses in Russia that offer franchises.

9. B E N E F I T S T O P U R C H A S I N G A F R A N C H I S E I N
R U S S I A
 Parent company assists in the upstart process.
• Licensing
• Securing site and building
• Train employees
 Suppliers lined up with all the necessaries.
 Established customer base.
 Fastest growing industry in Russia.

10. Thank you for viewing.
Karen Boyce