Russia | Area, Population, Climate, Government & Resources in Russia

The Largest country in the world is Russia. The total area of Russia is 17, 098, 242 Km². Russia covers a total of 11 % of the landmass. The size of Russia is approximately 1.8 times the size of the US. The capital of Russia is Moscow. Moscow is located in western Russia about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of St. Petersburg and 300 miles (480 km). Russia is a federation of 86 republics, provinces, territories, and districts. In this article, we are going to discuss Russia, the states of Russia, and the Government of Russia. In this article we are going to discuss Russia the largest country in the world, the people of Russia, the government in Russia, the Nature and Climate of Russia, and resources and power in Russia.

Russia

Russia Country Details-

List (in Russia)	Details
Size	Largest Country in the world (17, 098, 242 square kilometer)
Continent	Europe and Asia
Capital	Moscow
Government	Federal semi-presidential republic
Official Language	Russian
Currency	Russian Ruble
Population	145 million
Independence	June 12, 1990
National Day	June 12
President	Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister	Mikhail Mishustin

Russia is the Largest Country in the World

The largest country in the world is Russia. Russia has a total area of 17, 098, 242 Km². Russia has a land area of total 16, 376, 870 Km² and 720, 500 Km² water bodies such as lakes and rivers, covering 11 % landmass of the whole world. The capital of Russia is Moscow and it is the largest city in the country also. Mr Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia is Mr Vladimir Putin. Mikhail Mishustin is the current prime Minister of Russia. The national language of Russia is Russian. Some other languages spoken in Russia are Tatar and Chechen. Russia shares its border with 14 countries including Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland and Ukraine. Russia has 11 time zones, the largest number of contiguous time zones of any country in the world; in 2014, two time zones were added and DST dropped.

Russia Map –

Russia Map

Population of Russia

Currently Russia has 144,139,463 Population. This Population has been estimated by Worldometer elboration of the latest United Nations Data. The ancestors of Russia belong from the slaves who came to settle in their country about 1500 years ago. Russia is homeland of great artists, leader and soldier etc. Russian is the official language of Russia. The other minority language spoken in Russia are Tartan, Ukrainian, Chuvash, Bashir, Mordvin and Chechen. Majority of people in Russian practice Russian Orthodox Church religion. The second most followed religion in Russia is Islam. The third most followed religion practice by people are Tengrism. Ballet is the popular dance form originated from Russia. Some great writers of Russia were Leon Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky. The biggest cat in the world, the Siberian tiger, is the most well-known animal species in Russia.

Nature and Climate of Russia

Climate in Russia ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia, subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north, winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia and summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast. This country has wide natural resources including natural gas, coal, deposits of oil, and many metals ores such as bauxite, gold etc. Some of major fresh water lakes of Russia are Baikal lake, Ladoga lake, Onega lake, Khanka lake, Peipus lake, Ozero Beloye etc. Major aquifers located in Russia are Angara-Lena Basin, Pechora Basin, North Caucasus Basin, East European Aquifer System, West Siberian Basin, Tunguss Basin, Yakut Basin.

Government in Russia

The government type in Russia is semi-presidential federation. There is a constitution for Russia like our Country India. The constitution of Russia contain rights and liberties of man and citizen, the federative system, president of the Russian federation, federal assembly, government of the Russian federation, the judiciary, and local self-government. The government of Russia is divided into three parts – Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. President is not the main head of executive.

Resources and Power in Russia

Russia is rich in producing power such as coal, minerals and natural gases. In Russia about three-fourth of power is generated from thermal stations. Russia also hugely depend on its hydroelectricity power plant. Majority of power supply of Russia is produced from fossil fuels. Russia has an extensive network of pipelines for exporting gas, which it uses to transmit gas directly into Europe as well as via transit routes through Belarus and Ukraine. With 40 billion cubic meters of LNG exports, Russia ranked fourth in the world and supplied 8% of the LNG supply worldwide.

List of Top 20 Countries in the World

Russia is the largest country in the country. We are going to discuss the top 20 based on area-wise sizes of countries. The area of each countries given below is the total area of the country including land area, water bodies such as sea, ocean and major rivers. List of top 20 countries from non-increasing area-wise are given below

Serial Number	Country Name	Area of Country (in Square Kilometer)
1	Russia	17,098,242
2	Canada	9,984,670
3	China	9,706,961
4	United States	9,372,610
5	Brazil	8,515,767
6	Australia	7,692,024
7	India	3,287,590
8	Argentina	2,780,400
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900
10	Algeria	2,381,741
11	DR Congo	2,344,858
12	Greenland	2,166,086
13	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690
14	Mexico	1,964,375
15	Indonesia	1,904,569
16	Sudan	1,866,068
17	Libya	1,759,540
18	Iran	1,648,195
19	Mongolia	1,564,110
20	Peru	1,285,216

Conclusion

Russia is the largest country of the world area-wise. The total area of the Country is 17, 098, 242 square kilometer. The largest Republic in Russia is Bashkortostan. Russia is one of the most powerful countries of the world. Russia has a rivalry with another super power Russia. Russia is the biggest supporter of India. Russia has rich architecture, literature, art and culture. Most of the power supply in Russia are generated from nuclear energy, thermal energy and solar energy.

FAQs on Largest country in the world

What is the full form of USSR?

The full form of USSR is Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Name some political parties of Russia.

• A Just Russia or SRZP
• Civic Platform or CP
• Communist Party of the Russian Federation or CPRF
• Liberal Democratic Party of Russia or LDPR
• New People
• Party of Growth
• Rodina
• United Russia

What is the National Anthem of Russia?

The National Anthem of Russia is “Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii” .

Which is the largest lake of the world?

The largest lake of world is Caspian lake of Russia. The Caspian lake is shared between three countries which are Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

What is geographic coordinates of Russia?

The geographic coordinates of Russia are 60 00 N, 100 00 E.