Russia is a country in
northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential
republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest
to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway,
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via
Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North
Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the
Sea of Okhotsk, and the U.S. state of Alaska across the
Bering Strait. At 17,075,400 square kilometres
(6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the
world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's
inhabited land area. Russia is also the world's ninth
most populous nation with 143 million people as of 2012.
Extending across the whole of northern Asia, Russia
spans nine time zones and incorporates a wide range of
environments and landforms. Russia has the world's
largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and is
the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally.
Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its
lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's
fresh water. (Source:
Wikipedia) |
Currency: |
Russian ruble |
Population: |
141,930,000 (2011) |
Famous Places: |
SMAC
Adventures, Blue Sea Divers, Mission Lodge
Lookout, Grand Anse |
International
Airports: |
Moscow
Domodedovo Airport |
Traditional
Food: |
Russian Bliny,
Beef Stroganoff, Apple Pie, Sour Schi,
Russian Pelmeni |
National Dress: |
Rubashka,
Sarafan |
Language(s): |
Russian
Language |
Climate: |
Variation in
climate due to huge country size |
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