Russia

The population of Russia has not increased since the end of the Soviet Union in 1990. The main reasons for Russia's annual population decline are high death rate, low birth rate, high rate of abortions, and a low level of immigration. No one wants to go there. The Russian GDP has declined the past 15 years going from $2.3 trillion to $1.5 trillion. The GDP of California is $3.3 trillion. Alcoholism has been a problem for many years and alcohol consumption remains the highest in the world. Russia is dying and Putin is getting desperate to do something.