RUSSIAN FEDERATION Russian Federation the country

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Russian Federation the country located in the East Europe and Northern Asia. Is the biggest state of the world

BORDER Russia borders on 18 countries (the biggest parameter in the world), switching 2 in part recognized, from them overland with the following states: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Abkhazia, Georgia, South Ossetia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Northern Korea; only on the sea borders on Japan and USA.

FLAG National flag - its official state symbol. Represents a rectangular panel from three equal horizontal strips: top - white, average dark blue and bottom - red color.

White, dark blue and red colors from ancient times in Russia meant: White color - nobleness and frankness; Dark blue color - fidelity, honesty, faultlessness and chastity; Red color - courage, boldness, magnanimity and love.

RIVERS In Russia more than 2, 8 million rivers general long 12, 4 million km. The deepest rivers are: Yenisei, Lena, Ob, Amur, Volga. The rivers in Russia traditionally played a huge role - not only as transport ways, but also as lines of settling and economic development of new territories. On the rivers all large cities are constructed practically.

LAKES In Russia 2 747 997 lakes. The Largest lake Caspian sea. From lakes in traditional sense the largest on the area are Baikal, Ladoga, Onega, thus about 96 % of all stocks of lake waters is concentrated only in eight largest lakes, from them of 95, 2 % it is necessary only to one Baikal.

BAIKAL

The majority of the population of Russia is concentrated in the main strip of moving - a triangle which tops are Saint Petersburg in the north, Sochi in the south and Irkutsk on the east. To the north from this triangle of favorable climatic conditions the zone of a taiga and a long-term frozen ground settles down; to a southeast from it deserts reach.

NATIONALITIES Representatives live in Russia more than 160 nationalities. About 80 % of the population of Russia make Russian are settled on territory of the country non-uniformly: in some regions, such as Ingushetia, make less than 5 % of the population.

MOSCOW Moscow - capital of the Russian Federation, the largest on a population city of Russia and Europe (the population for January, 1, 2012 - 11 629 116 person), on this parameter enters in ten largest cities of the world.