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The Russian cultures whose languages are Indo-European in origin include 43 different ethnic groups and comprise nearly 85% of the Russian population.

Population: (in 2020) 145,934,462

Number of States/Provinces: 85 federal subjects

Ethnic Groups: Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Bashkirs, Chuvashs, Chechens, Armenians, Avars, Mordvins, Kazakhs, Azerbaijanis, Dargins, Udmurts, Mari, Ossetians, Belarusians, Kabardins, Kumyks, Yakuts, Lezgians, Buryats, Ingush, Germans, Uzbeks, Tuvans, Komi, Roma, Karachays, Tajiks, Kalmyks, Laks, Georgians, Jews, Moldovans, Koreans, Tabasarans, Adyghe, Balkars, Turks, Nogais, Kyrgyz, Komi-Permyak, Altay, Pontic Greeks, Cherkess, Khakas, Karelians, Poles, Nenets, Abazas, Yazidis, Evenks, Turkmens, Rutuls, Lithuanians, Khanty, Chinese, Bulgarians, Kurds, Evens, Finns, Latvians, Estonians, Chukchi, Shors, Tsakhurs, Mansi, Nanais, Abkhaz, Assyrians, Arabs, Nağaybäk, Koryaks, Dolgans, Afghans, Nivkh, Udis, Indians, Shapsugs, Persians, Uygurs, Selkups, Soyots, Serbs, Romanians, Itelmeni, Central Asian Jews, Krymchaks, Karaites, Izhorians, Oroks, Aleut, Negidals, Orochs, Tofalars, Mountain Jews, Japanese, British, Chuvans, Ket

Official Language: Russian

World wide Russian speakers: 258 million

Other Languages: Abaza, Adyghe, Altai, Bashkir, Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Crimean Tatar, Erzya, Ingush, Kabardian, Kalmyk, Karachay-Balkar, Khakas, Komi-Zyrian, Hill Mari, Meadow Mari, Nogai, Ossetian, Tatar, Tuvan, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Yakut