Russia isn't the only country that has a large underground economy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_economy#Comparison_with_regular_economy http://en.

Russia isn't the only country that has a large underground economy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_economy#Comparison_with_regular_economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_economy#Comparison_... (The figures are a bit dated, but still interesting.)