Outline of Russia explained

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 17075400km2, 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

Pronunciation:
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
Internet country code top-level domain: .ru, .su and .рф

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 56420NaN0 – highest point in Europe
  - Low: Caspian Sea -280NaN0 – lowest point in Europe
- Land boundaries: ^[2]

Georgia, including:

^[2]

Coastline: ^[3]
Population of Russia: 142,942,000 people (2010 census) – 8th most populous country
Area of Russia: 17075400km2 – 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

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
Plains of Russia
Rivers of Russia
- Waterfalls of Russia
Valleys of Russia
World Heritage Sites in Russia

Regions of Russia

Ecoregions of Russia

List of ecoregions in Russia

Ecoregions in Russia

Subdivisions 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

Notes and References

Web site: July 2, 2009. Russia. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
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.