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Physical map of Russia showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Russia.
Federal districts of Russia: Central, Northwestern, Southern, North Caucasian, Volga, Ural, Siberian, Far Eastern.
Russia (‹See Tfd› Russian: Россия) is the largest country in the world, covering over 17,125,191 km 2 (6,612,073 sq mi), and encompassing more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited land area.
Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the U.S.S.R., Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The capital of Russia is Moscow.
It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zonesand sharing land borders with fourteen countries. [d]It is the world's ninth-most populous countryand Europe's most populous country. Russia is a highly urbanised country including 16 population centres with over a million inhabitants.
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Geography. Location. North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Eastern Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean. Geographic coordinates. 60 00 N, 100 00 E. Map references. Asia. Area. total : 17,098,242 sq km.