1016, and approx. 25% of that number is active. This is quite the numbers still.
I don't blame Russia. Russian players are just bored to death. And this is probably why they engage in e.v.e.r.y. port battle there is.
So in short, Russia die of boredom, we, the rest, die from russian boredom. But it's cool, there's other games to play.
PS. When I grew up we banned WTJ.