Despite the massive size of the Russian country, which spans from bordering Alaska in the east all the way across to Europe in the west—it is one of the largest countries in the world—its GDP is one and a half trillion US dollars per annum, a mere fraction of the German GDP of four trillion dollars, or just under, only the fifth largest economy in Europe. And in contrast, the US GDP is 21 trillion US dollars—all those are with US dollars figures. The GDP per capita in Russia is 57th in the world, notwithstanding their huge resource base and their enormous land area and the cleverness of their people. So the economy is mismanaged. 