Area > Comparative
approximately 1.8 times the size of the US |
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Area > Land
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16,995,800 sq km |
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[1st of 238]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Land |
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Area > Total
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17,075,200 sq km |
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[5th of 250]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Total |
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Capital city with population
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Moscow - 10,415,400 |
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Definition: Geography > Capital city with population |
Climate
ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast |
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Definition: Geography > Climate |
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Forested Land
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50.4% |
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[36th of 193]
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Definition: Geography > Forested Land |
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Geographic coordinates
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60 00 N, 100 00 E |
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Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates |
Land boundaries > Border countries
Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 290 km, Finland 1,313 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 17.5 km, Latvia 292 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km, Mongolia 3,441 km, Norway 196 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 432 km, Ukraine 1,576 km |
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Definition: Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries |
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Land use > Arable land
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7.17% |
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[131st of 258]
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Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land |
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Largest city
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Moscow |
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Definition: Geography > Largest city |
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Largest city population
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9,269,000 |
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[13th of 174]
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Definition: Geography > Largest city population |
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Largest city with population
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Moscow - 10,415,400 |
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Definition: Geography > Largest city with population |
Location
Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean |
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Definition: Geography > Location |
Map references
Asia |
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Definition: Geography > Map references |
Natural resources
wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber; note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources |
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Definition: Geography > Natural resources |
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Population density
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8.61 people per sqkm |
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[207th of 256]
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Definition: Geography > Population density |
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Population density > people per sq. km
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8.74 people/m²
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[187th of 204]
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Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km |
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Precipitation
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691 mm |
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[52nd of 95]
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Definition: Geography > Precipitation |
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Surface area > sq. km
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17,098,240 km²
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[1st of 206]
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Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km |
tallest mountains > Mountain
Gora El'brus |
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Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain |
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