get this — I know you don’t know-— 145 million people. 45% the size of the USA— Very small. Not small— Very small.
OK, Russia’s population is less than half that of the US, but it still has the 9th largest population of the 195 countries in the world. I wouldn’t call 145 million people a very small number. The next highest population in Europe is Germany with 80 million people.