Russia or the Russian Federation is a country which covers the largest territory in the world, and it is situated in both Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Its territory is 17 million sq. km.
The country is washed by 12 seas, which belong to the following oceans: the Atlantic, the Arctic and the Pacific ones. Russia borders with Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Norway, Finland, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Northern Korea, and also gas got the maritime boundary with Japan and the USA.
Almost all the territory of the European part of Russia is located on the East - European Plain or the Russian Plain. The highest point of the country is Mount Elbrus (5642 meters) that is on the Caucasus.
The pearl of Russia is considered to be famous and beautiful Lake Baikal, which is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 meters) lake in the world. In the year of 1997 Lake Baikal was included in the list of UNESCO.
In this enormous country there are many various nations and nationalities. Its population is around 144 million inhabitants.
The largest cities are Saint-Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Kazan. By the way, it is considered that Russia has got not only one capital but two. One of them is an offisial one - golden-domed Moscow, and the other one is an unofficial or so-called Northern capital - mysterious Saint-Petersburg.
Russia is a real treasury for travelers. It is a country of fascinating places with picturesque nature, ancient monasteries and churches, and old cities full of their own legends and mystery.
Major Cities in Russia
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