Russia

Location, size, and extent

Russia is located in northeastern Europe and northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world—slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the United States, with a total area of 17,075,200 sq km (6,592,771 sq mi). Russia shares boundaries with the Arctic Ocean on the N, northern Pacific Ocean on the W, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia on the S, and the Black Sea, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, Finland on the W with a total land boundary of 19,990 km (12,421 mi) and a coastline of 37,653 km (23,396 mi). Russia's capital city, Moscow, is located in the eastern part of the country.

User Contributions:

Jul 26, 2007 @ 8:20 pm

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Jul 26, 2007 @ 8:20 pm

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Oct 12, 2007 @ 11:11 am

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Oct 26, 2007 @ 6:18 pm

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Feb 25, 2008 @ 3:15 pm

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Apr 7, 2008 @ 3:15 pm

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Apr 7, 2008 @ 6:18 pm

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