Born
7 October 1952 (age 69)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Political party
Independent
(1991–1995, 2001–2008, 2012–present)
Other political
affiliations
All-Russia People's Front
(2011–present)
United Russia[1]
(2008–2012)
Unity
(1999–2001)
Our Home – Russia (1995–1999)
CPSU
(1975–1991)
Spouse(s)
Lyudmila Shkrebneva
​
​(m. 1983; div. 2014)​[a]
Children
At least 2, Maria and Katerina[b]
Parents
Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin (father)
Maria Ivanovna Putina (mother)
Relatives
Spiridon Putin (grandfather)
Residence(s)
Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow
Alma mater
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
Awards
Order of Honour

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin[c] (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has been serving as the president of Russia since 2012, having previously served between 2000 and 2008.[7][d] He was the prime minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.

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Population 210,147,125 146,748,590
Area 8,515,767 km2 (3,287,956 sq mi) 17,098,246 km2 (6,601,670 sq mi) (without Crimea)
Population density 25/km2 (64.7/sq mi) 8.4/km2 (21.8/sq mi)
Capital Brasília Moscow
Government Federal presidential constitutional republic Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
Current Leader President Jair Bolsonaro
Vice President Hamilton Mourão President Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin
Official languages Portuguese Russian
Main religions 86.8% Christianity, 8.0% No religion 73% Christianity, 15% No religion, 10% Islam, 2% Others
Ethnic groups 47.73% White, 43.13% Mixed, 7.61% Black 80.9% Russian, 3.9% Tatar, 1.4% Ukrainian, 1.1% Bashkir, 1.0% Chuvash, 1.0% Chechen, 10.7% Others
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.761 (high)[2] — 79th 0.824 (very high) — 49th
GDP (PPP) $3.596 trillion ($17,016 per capita) $4.135 trillion ($28,184 per capita)

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