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Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
- Geography
Natural gas, a resource of which Russia holds around forty...
- Russian Wikipedia
As of 2023, it is the most popular Wikipedia in many...
- Demographics of Russia
As of the 2021 census, the population of Russia was 147.2...
- Economy of Russia
Russia was the last major economy to join the World Trade...
- Geography
The history of Russia begins with the histories of the East Slavs. The traditional start date of specifically Russian history is the establishment of the Rus' state in the north in 862, ruled by Varangians.
Russia (Russian: Россия, romanized: Rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It has land from the Baltic Sea to the Bering Strait . It is the largest country in the world , followed by Canada , the United States , and China .
- Global Position and Boundaries
- Administrative and Territorial Divisions
- Human Geography
- Physiography and Hydrography
- Agriculture Geography
- Area and Boundaries
- Natural Resources and Land Use
- Natural Hazards
- References
Kaliningrad Oblast, westernmost part of Russia along the Baltic Sea, is about 9,000 km (5,600 mi) apart from its easternmost part, Big Diomede Island in the Bering Strait. This distance spans about 6,800 kilometres (4,200 mi), to Nome, Alaska.[clarification needed] From north to south, the country ranges from the northern tip of the Russian Arctic ...
With a few changes of status, most of the Soviet Union's administrative and territorial divisions of the Russian Republic were retained in constituting the Russian Federation. As of 2014, there were eighty-five administrative territorial divisions (called federal subjects): twenty-two republics, nine krais (territories), forty-six oblasts (province...
Demographics
Russia had a population of 142.8 million according to the 2010 census, which rose to 146.2 million as of 2021 following the annexation of Crimea in 2014. It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world; with a population densityof 9 inhabitants per square kilometre (23 inhabitants/sq mi).
Urban areas
1. Moscow, the capital and largest city of Russia 2. Saint Petersburg, the cultural capital and the second-largest city 3. Yekaterinburg, the fourth-largest city in the country. Russia is one of the world's most urbanized countries, with roughly 75% of its total population living in urban areas. Moscow, the capital and largest city, has a population estimated at 12.4 million residents within the city limits, while over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 20 million residents in t...
Geographers traditionally divide the vast territory of Russia into five natural zones: the tundra zone; the Taiga, or forest, zone; the steppe, or plains, zone; the arid zone; and the mountain zone. Most of Russia consists of two plains (the East European Plain and the West Siberian Plain), three lowlands (the North Siberian, the Central Yakutian a...
One billion acres of land is arable in Russia, but only about 0.1 percent is permanent agriculture.The landscapes of region have extremely varied environments because of the following: 1. Tundra landscapes cover most of the region, where conditions are harsh because of the cold climates, and plant life is not very well supported to grow because of ...
Area (excluding Crimea): 1. Total: 17,098,242 km2 2. Land: 17,021,900 km2 3. Water: 79,400 km2 Area - comparative: Slightly larger than twice the size of Brazil Land boundaries: 1. Total (excluding Crimea): 19,917 km Kaliningradforms the westernmost part of Russia, having no land connection to the rest of the country. It is bounded by Poland, Lithu...
Russia holds the greatest reserves of mineral resources of any country in the world. Though they are abundant, they are in remote areas with extreme climates, making them expensive to mine. The country is the most abundant in mineral fuels. It may hold as much as half of the world's coal reserves and even larger reserves of petroleum. Deposits of c...
Volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands and volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsulaare other natural hazards.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Russia: A Country Study. Federal Research Division.This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.As of 2023, it is the most popular Wikipedia in many post-Soviet states, including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, and the second most popular in others.
As of the 2021 census, the population of Russia was 147.2 million. It is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world, with a population density of 8.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (22 inhabitants/sq mi). [12]
Russia was the last major economy to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), becoming a member in 2012. Russia's vast geography is an important determinant of its economic activity, with the country holding a large share of the world's natural resources.
