The Flag of Russia

The Coat of arms of Russia

Recognized territory is shown in the dark green, disputed territory is shown in the light green

An enlargeable map of the Russian Federation

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Russia.

The Russian Federation, commonly known as Russia, is the most extensive country in the world, covering 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), more than an eighth of the Earth's land area.^[1] Russia is a transcontinental country extending across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe; it spans 11 time zones and incorporates a great range of environments and landforms. With 143 million people, Russia is the ninth most populated country. Russia has the world's largest mineral and energy resources, has the world's largest forest reserves, and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the Earth's fresh liquid water.

General reference

An enlargeable map of Russia

• Pronunciation: /ˈrʌʃə/ ^ⓘ
• Common English country name: Russia
• Official English country name: The Russian Federation
• Common endonym(s): Россия (Rossiya)
• Official endonym(s): Российская Федерация (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)
• Adjectival(s): Russian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Russia
• International rankings of Russia
• ISO country codes: RU, RUS, 643
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:RU
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ru, .su and .рф

Geography of Russia

An enlargeable topographic map of Russia

Geography of Russia

• Russia is: a Country
• Location: transcontinental (lies in both Europe and Asia)
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Eastern Europe
      • Asia
        • North Asia
  • Time zones:
    • Kaliningrad Time – UTC+02
    • Moscow Time – UTC+03
    • Samara Time – UTC+04
    • Yekaterinburg Time – UTC+05
    • Omsk Time – UTC+06
    • Krasnoyarsk Time – UTC+07
    • Irkutsk Time – UTC+08
    • Yakutsk Time – UTC+9
    • Vladivostok Time – UTC+10
    • Magadan Time – UTC+11
    • Kamchatka Time – UTC+12
  • Extreme points of Russia
    • High: Mount Elbrus 5,642 m (18,510 ft) – highest point in Europe
    • Low: Caspian Sea −28 m (−92 ft) – lowest point in Europe
  • Land boundaries: 20,242 km (12,578 mi)^[2]

 Kazakhstan 6,846 km (4,254 mi)

 China 3,645 km (2,265 mi)

 Mongolia 3,441 km (2,138 mi)

 Ukraine 1,576 km (979 mi)

 Finland 1,313 km (816 mi)

 Belarus 959 km (596 mi)

 Georgia 723 km (449 mi), including:

 Abkhazia 255 km (158 mi)^[2]

 South Ossetia 70 km (43 mi)^[2]

 Poland 432 km (268 mi)

 Latvia 292 km (181 mi)

 Estonia 290 km (180 mi)

 Azerbaijan 284 km (176 mi)

 Lithuania 227 km (141 mi)

 Norway 196 km (122 mi)

 North Korea 18 km (11 mi)

• Coastline: 37,653 km (23,396 mi)^[3]

• Population of Russia: 142,942,000 people (2010 census) – 8th most populous country
• Area of Russia: 17,075,400 km² (6,592,800 sq mi) – 1st largest country
• Atlas of Russia

Mercator projection distorts Russia's appearance from crescent-like shape (as seen on a globe) into a fish-like or bear-like outline; also making the uninhabited area of Russia (e.g. food-less cold tundra and taiga) look 3-4 times bigger than it already is.

Environment of Russia

A satellite image of Russia

Environment of Russia

• Climate of Russia
  • Climate change in Russia
• Environmental issues in Russia
  • Climate change in Russia
• Ecoregions in Russia
• Renewable energy in Russia
• Geology of Russia
• National Parks of Russia
• Nature Reserves ("Zapovedniks") in Russia
• Ramsar Wetlands in Russia
• Protected areas of Russia
• Wildlife of Russia
  • Fauna of Russia
    • Birds of Russia
    • Mammals of Russia

Geographic features of Russia

• Fjords in Russia
• Glaciers of Russia
• Islands of Russia
• Lakes of Russia
  • Caspian Sea (lake with 1.3% salinity, about a third the salinity of seawater. Compare with Great Salt Lake.)
• Mountains of Russia
  • Caucasus Mountains
  • Ural Mountains
  • East Siberian Mountains
  • South Siberian Mountains
  • Volcanoes in Russia
• Plains of Russia
  • West Siberian Plain
  • East Siberian Plain
  • Central Yakutian Plain
• Rivers of Russia
  • Waterfalls of Russia
• Valleys of Russia
• World Heritage Sites in Russia

Regions of Russia

Economic regions of Russia

See also: Great Russian Regions

• Central Russia
• North Caucasus
• Siberia
• Russian Far East
• Economic regions of Russia

Ecoregions of Russia

List of ecoregions in Russia

• Ecoregions in Russia

Subdivisions of Russia

Subdivisions of Russia

Federal subjects of Russia

• Federal subjects of Russia (83)
  • Republics of Russia (22)
  • Oblasts of Russia (46)
  • Krais of Russia (9)
  • Autonomous oblasts of Russia (1)
  • Autonomous okrugs of Russia (4)
  • Federal cities of Russia (3)
• Types of inhabited localities in Russia
  • List of cities and towns in Russia

Republics of Russia

1. Republic of Adygea 2. Altai Republic 3. Republic of Bashkortostan 4. Buryat Republic 5. Republic of Dagestan 6. Republic of Ingushetia 7. Kabardino-Balkar Republic 8. Republic of Kalmykia	9. Karachay–Cherkess Republic 10. Republic of Karelia 11. Komi Republic 12. Mari El Republic 13. Republic of Mordovia 14. Sakha (Yakutia) Republic 15. Republic of North Ossetia–Alania 16. Republic of Tatarstan	17. Tuva Republic 18. Udmurt Republic 19. Republic of Khakassia 20. Chechen Republic 21. Chuvash Republic 22. Crimea (disputed) Oblasts of Russia 1. Amur Oblast 2. Arkhangelsk Oblast 3. Astrakhan Oblast 4. Belgorod Oblast 5. Bryansk Oblast 6. Chelyabinsk Oblast 7. Chita Oblast (former) 8. Irkutsk Oblast 9. Ivanovo Oblast 10. Kaliningrad Oblast 11. Kaluga Oblast 12. Kemerovo Oblast 13. Kirov Oblast 14. Kostroma Oblast 15. Kurgan Oblast 16. Kursk Oblast 17. Leningrad Oblast 18. Lipetsk Oblast 19. Magadan Oblast 20. Moscow Oblast 21. Murmansk Oblast 22. Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 23. Novgorod Oblast 24. Novosibirsk Oblast 25. Omsk Oblast 26. Orenburg Oblast 27. Oryol Oblast 28. Penza Oblast 29. Pskov Oblast 30. Rostov Oblast 31. Ryazan Oblast 32. Sakhalin Oblast 33. Samara Oblast 34. Saratov Oblast 35. Smolensk Oblast 36. Sverdlovsk Oblast 37. Tambov Oblast 38. Tomsk 39. Tver Oblast 40. Tula Oblast 41. Tyumen Oblast 42. Ulyanovsk Oblast 43. Vladimir Oblast 44. Volgograd Oblast 45. Vologda Oblast 46. Voronezh Oblast 47. Yaroslavl Oblast Krais of Russia 1.Altai Krai 2.Kamchatka Krai 3.Khabarovsk Krai 4.Krasnodar Krai 5.Krasnoyarsk Krai 6.Perm Krai 7.Primorsky Krai 8.Stavropol Krai 9.Zabaykalsky Krai Autonomous oblasts of Russia Russia has one autonomous oblast (autonomous province), the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (shaded dark blue). Autonomous okrugs of Russia 1. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 2. Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug 3. Nenets Autonomous Okrug 4. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Federal cities of Russia Moscow Saint Petersburg Municipalities of Russia Main article: Subdivisions of Russia § Municipal divisions Demographics of Russia Demographics of Russia 2002 Census Government and politics of Russia Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy. Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision in the interests of itself and interests of its people — of its citizens. This is our final choice, and we have no way back. There can be no return to what we used to have before. And the guarantee for this is the choice of the Russian people, themselves. No, guarantees from outside cannot be provided. This is impossible. It would be impossible for Russia today. Any kind of turn towards totalitarianism for Russia would be impossible, due to the condition of the Russian society. Vladimir Putin, statement in press release, Office of the White House Press Secretary, United States (February 24, 2005). 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of Asia Outline of Europe Outline of geography References 1 2 "Russia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 1 2 3 Russia recognizes Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, thus bordering in total 16 countries, more than any other country. If only widely recognized states counted, Russia ties with China, each bordering 14 countries. ↑ Russia also borders the Caspian Sea, a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea. External links Wikimedia Atlas of Russia