Russia

The  Russian Federation 🇷🇺 (Russian: Российской Федерации), also known simply as Russia (Russian: Россия), is an intercontinental country spanning and. The capital and largest city is.

Statistics
The land area of Russia is 6,612,073 square miles (17,125,191 km2), making it the. As of July 2021, the population was estimated to be 142.3 million, making it the in the world at the time.

Apple in Russia


Apple does not directly operate any physical retail stores in Russia and distributes its products through local retailers. Apple also operates a Russian-language online store, though it has been known to suspend sales during past crises of. The largest reseller of Apple products in Russia is. On March 2, 2022, re:Store briefly closed as Apple suspended operations in Russia, and re-opened the following day with price increases of about 50% due to the plummeting value of the. The intervened to prop up of the ruble. After the passed legislation on June 7, 2022 to remove restrictions on ing into the, prices have since stabilized.

Apple's iPhones had the 3rd largest market share among smartphone brands in Russia as of the 3rd quarter of 2021. In 2019, Apple complied with Russian government demands to show as part of Russia when Apple Maps is used within the country. In July 2021, a law took effect requiring technology companies doing business in Russia with over 500,000 daily users, such as Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter, to increase their physical presence within the country before the end of the year. Later in the year, Apple introduced versions of the iPhone 13 series localized specifically for Russian carriers, which are also compatible with systems in, , , , and possibly other international carriers. The 3rd-generation iPhone SE remains a popular model in Russia, as it has been possible to units through Kazakhstan, which uses the same carrier system as Russia. It may also be possible to parallel import localized versions of the iPhone 14 series for the in this manner, though Apple has yet to officially release the newer models into those regions.

On February 25, 2022, Apple Pay operations in Russia were suspended due to international sanctions that were imposed because of the of Ukraine. On March 1, Apple confirmed that it had stopped all product sales in Russia. The and  apps were also pulled from Apple's App Store in all markets outside of Russia. On March 9, all App Store purchases and online payment services reportedly stopped functioning. Google also suspended payment functionality for Android users in Russia, though free apps continued to be available. Google continued operations in Russia until its assets and bank accounts there were seized by the Russian government, forcing its Russian subsidiary to declare bankruptcy.

In March 2023, the administration of Russian president ordered government officials to stop using iPhones ahead of the 2024 elections.