Claim: Russia is known as the Russian Federation.
Evidence: Russia -LRB- -LSB- ˈrʌʃə -RSB- -LSB- Россия , Rossiya , rɐˈsʲijə -RSB- -RRB- , also officially the Russian Federation -LRB- -LSB- Российская Федерация , r = Rossiyskaya Federatsiya , p = rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə -RSB- -RRB- , is a country in Eurasia.