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RussiaThe Land l The Capital l The People l The Animals
Russia, once part of the Soviet Union, is still the largest country in the world. It has 11 time zones in it! Population: 146,001,176 Language: Russian, other Religion: Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other Capital: Moscow People Groups: Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Byelorussian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1% Land Regions: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; sub-arctic 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 Size: 1.7 times the size of the U.S. Borders: the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean |
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