Russia (Russian: Россия) is the largest country in the world, covering over 17,125,192 km (6,612,074 sq mi), and … See more

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 … See more

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 admini… See more

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 popul… See more

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 … See more

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:
• Tundra … See more