The country’s population now numbers less than Pakistan’s and is declining by 500,000 people per year, leaving large portions of its vast landmass mostly uninhabited. Male life expectancy is now less than 60 years, owing to alcoholism, crime, drugs, disease, and a dreadful public health system.
但是，进一步观察就可以揭示一个不同的俄罗斯。其大部分财富反映的是增加的能源价值，而非生产性经济活动。俄罗斯的武装力量在可以使用调遣的军事力量上无所作为。该国的人口数量小于巴基斯坦，而且每年减少50万人，其广袤国土的大部分地区荒无人烟。由于酗酒、犯罪、毒品、疾病以及糟糕的公共健康体系，其男性寿命预期低于60岁。