About Russia

About Russia

Russia is located in Northern Eurasia and includes 85 regions, including 22 republics.

Russia shares borders with::

  • Former Soviet Union countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
  • The People’s Republic of China, North Korea and Mongolia.
  • Through the Kaliningrad Province: Finland, Norway, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
  • Maritime borders: with Japan and the United States of America.

Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of area, with an area of 17,075,400 square kilometers, and an estimated population of about 146 million people for the year 2021. The capital city “Moscow” is the largest city in terms of population, with a population of about 12.7 million. It is followed by the cultural capital “Saint Petersburg”, with a population around 5.4 million.

Russia has the world’s largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and has the world’s largest reserves of forests and lakes that contain nearly a quarter of water fresh in the world.

Russia is located in Northern Eurasia and includes 85 regions, including 22 republics.

Russia shares borders with::

  • Former Soviet Union countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
  • The People’s Republic of China, North Korea and Mongolia.
  • Through the Kaliningrad Province: Finland, Norway, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
  • Maritime borders: with Japan and the United States of America.

Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of area, with an area of 17,075,400 square kilometers, and an estimated population of about 146 million people for the year 2021. The capital city “Moscow” is the largest city in terms of population, with a population of about 12.7 million. It is followed by the cultural capital “Saint Petersburg”, with a population around 5.4 million.

Russia has the world’s largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and has the world’s largest reserves of forests and lakes that contain nearly a quarter of water fresh in the world.