The Russian Empire (commonly known as Russia) is a sovereign state that spans across North Eurasia.
The Russian Empire is a unitary state governed under a absolute monarchy and a tsarist system, with its seat of government in the capital city of Moscow.
Russia is a highly developed country, with the world's largest economy by nominal GDP as well as by purchasing power parity. It is among the worlds most industrialised countries being among some of the first to industralise. Russia is a superpower with leading economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence. It has the worlds largest nuclear weapons stockpile while its military expenditure ranks second in the world. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, G8, G20, OECD, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Eurasian Economic Community, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe the Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization.