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Russiaofficially known as the Russian Federationis the largest nation in the worldand spans the northern parts of the Eurasian continental land mass. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Oceanon the east by the Bering Straitthe Pacific Oceanand Alaskaon the southeast by Mongolia and Chinaon the southwest by KazakhstanAzerbaijan and Georgiaand on the west by UkraineBelarusLatviaEstoniaand Finland.

Russia occupies an area of 6,592,771 square milesand its capital cityMoscowis situated in the western part of the country.

Russia MapShowing Major Cities and Administrative Divisions

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Geography of Russia

About 80% of the country lives in what is called European Russiaan area that lies west of the Ural Mountains. The landwhich is mostly flatrises to the Caucasus Mountains in the south with Russia's highest peakElbrus. Siberia has quite a different landscapeand while it is mostly made up of plains and plateausit does have mountains in the east and south. Russia has many active volcanoes in the far east, particularly in the Kamchatka peninsula.

Russia is not only the largest nation in the worldit also has some of the world's longest riversincluding the Yenisey-Angara and Ob-Irtysh. One of the world's largest seasthe Caspianis within Russia's bordersas is the world's deepest lakeLake Baikal. Baikal is also known for harboring the world's only freshwater seal speciesalthough the lake's ecology has recently been threatened by pollution.

The Moscow area and much of western Russia enjoys warm summers and cold, snowy winters. South central Siberia has a colderharsherand drier climatewhile northern Siberia has the harshestcoldest environment in all of Russia.

Leading Russian Cities

Russia's primary cities are Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Moscow is the hub of the dramatic changes sweeping through the country. Wealthy capitalists of the New Russia and poor pensioners share the sidewalksand modern office buildings adjoin medieval monasteries. The Kremlinat the center of the cityis where the country's administration lives. Surrounding the Kremlin are Red Squarethe Lenin Mausoleumand the cathedral of Basil the Beatified.

Saint Petersburgsometimes called the Venice of the Northreminds visitors of the days of the czarswith its palace-lined waterways and grand architectural elegance. Located on the delta of the River NevaSaint Petersburg is a major Gulf of Finland seaport. In addition to being an important cultural and historical hubSt. Petersburg is the second-largest city in Russia.

Russia Travel Information

Popular tourist attractions in Russia include the Kremlin and the Red Square in Moscow as well as several fine arts museumsmost notably the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. For a tour of the countryside, visitors may travel across central and eastern Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Gora El'brusRussia's highest pointtowers at 18,481 feet (5,633 meters). For more information about Russia and its government, visit the President of Russia website.

Russia Tourism

Russian National Group - Russian visastourscruises and excursions.

Russia Resources

CIA - The World Factbook - Russia - US Government almanac offers Russian geographystatistics and maps.
Wikipedia - Russia - includes information about regions in RussiaRussian history and the geography of Russia.
Russia News - News headlines and news article links about current events in the nation of Russia.

Related European and Asian Websites

Russia straddles the northern part of the Eurasian continental land mass; these maps of Europe and maps of Asia will provide some visualgeographical context for understanding Russia's location.