Russia - is the largest state
Area - 17075,5 thousand sq. km
Capital - Moscow
Largest cities: Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Samara, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Ufa, Perm.
Language: Russian and some other languages
The state structure: is a Federal State with republican form of government
The head of the state: is the President elected for a 4-year term
Demography: 146,3 million of people live in Russia (data of 2000), 68.854.000 - men & 78.377.000 - women. There are more than 100 nationalities living in Russia.
Religion: Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism & others.
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Geography and nature
| Russia is located in the eastern part of Europe and northern part of Asia. East European Plain occupies the West of Russia, further the Ural mountain chain lies, behind which West Siberian Plain stretches. There are 11 time zones. The most Part of Russian territories lies in the temperate climatic zone. The coldest point of the northern hemisphere is city of Oimyakon in the Eastern Siberia. |
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Pearls of Russia
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