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Russia

Passport and visa service: For information, consult the Visatorussia website. But to be on the safe side, consult directly the services of the Russian Embassy in your country.
For further information: If you want to know where the Embassy and Consulates are in your country, click here.
Contact your embassy

Current local time: It is %T:%M %A in Moscow, Kazan, Saint PetersburgIt is %T:%M %A in Iekaterinbourg, Perm, ChelyabinskIt is %T:%M %A in Novosibirsk, OmskIt is %T:%M %A in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk
Summer time: Summer time from March to October

Official language: Russian
Other languages spoken: More than 150 languages are spoken in the Russian Federation and some of them are the official language in a part of the country.
Business language: English is more and more widespread.
Managers often understand English better than they speak it. You must be prepared to conduct negotiations in Russian.
Getting some knowledge: Consult the travlang website.
Free translation tools: Multitran - On-line Dictionary including the most important European languages.
Babelfish Translation - Offers text translations from Russian to English and vice-versa.
Rambler - English and German Dictionary
Translated - Free translation arabic-russian-arabic
TV5 - Free translation arabic-russian-arabic
hexagone - Not free translation arabic-russian-arabic

Domestic currency: Russian Rouble
ISO Code: RUB
To obtain domestic currency: There are many bureaux de change. Foreign currency can also be changed in banks, certain hotels and department stores.
You can also withdraw roubles directly from the many ATMs which take European credit cards such as Visa or Mastercard.
Possible means of payment: Cash is generally preferred. But big hotels, stores or restaurants take credit cards.
Exchange rate on
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Russia, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Type of climate: Winter is long and very harsh (except around the Black Sea) while summer is hot and short.
The best time to visit the country is without doubt during the months of May and June; July and August can be stifling especially in the big cities.
For further information: Federal meteorological service
Russian meteorological institute

Telephone codes: To call in Russia from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +7.
To call Tunisia from Russia, dial 810 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards: The international standard GSM leads the market. CDMA-450, AMPS and DAMPS also exist.
Internet suffix: .ru
Emergency numbers