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The
Russian Federation is the largest country in the world.
Its total area is about 17 million square kilometers. It
occupies most of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.
Russia is bordered by Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Litva,
Belarus, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and China.
Russian
Federation is located on two plains, the Great Russian
Plain and the West Siberian Lowland. The longest
mountain chains are the Urals, the Caucasus and the
Altai. Russia’s most important rivers are the Volga,
the main Siberian rivers and the Amur. The total number
of rivers in Russia is over two million. The world’s
deepest lake – Lake Baikal, with the deeps of 1600
metres, is situated in Russia, too. The climate in
Russia varies from the arctic in the north to
subtropical in the south. The current population of
Russia is about 150 million people.
Russia
is a highly-developed-agrarian republic. Its vast
mineral resources include oil, natural gas, coal, iron,
zinc, lead nickel, aluminum, gold and other non-ferrous
metals.
The
capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow, with the
population of about 10 million people.
Russia
is a constitutional republic with president as Head of
State. The legislative power is vested in the Federal
Assembly, consisting of the Council of Federation and
the State Duma.
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