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The Russian Federation or Russia, is a country situated in northern Eurasia. Dissected by the Arctic Circle, it is a federal semi-presidential republic. The Map of Russia shows that it has the largest land mass in the world, and is bordered by fourteen countries including Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. The Russia Map also highlights how the country shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the United States by the Bering Strait.

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What oceans and seas border Russia ?


Arctic Ocean (to the north):
The White Sea, the Barents Sea, the Kara Sea, the Laptev Sea, the East Siberian Sea and the Chukchi Sea

Pacific Ocean (to the East):
The Bering Sea, the Okhotsk Sea and the Sea of Japan (East Sea)

Other Seas (to the west & South west):
The Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Caspian Sea.

What countries share borders with Russia ?

Maritime borders:

What are Russia’s administrative divisions ?
Russia contains 83 federal subjects which have equal representation, but vary in levels of autonomy.

The types of divisions are : oblasts (provinces), republics, krais (territories), autonomous okrugs (autonomous districts), autonomous oblast, and federal cities.

Oblasts (provinces) – 46


Republics – 21
Somewhat autonomous areas of non-Russian ethnicity, have the right to establish an official language and constitution


Krais (territories) – 9
Similar to oblasts, but different designation for historical reasons:


Autonomous orkrugs (districts) – 4
Mostly a subordinate part of a krai or oblast:


Autonomous oblast – 1


Federal cities – 2


How many time zones does Russia span ?
Nine.

What is the official language of Russia ?
Russian is the official language of Russia, but some regions of Russia have an additional official language. Russian is also one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations

Other official languages in Russia:


What are the 5 largest cities in Russia ?


What modern-day countries were in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) ?
The area included in the USSR is now divided into 15 independent countries.

Republics of the Soviet Union:


All of the former Soviet Union countries except the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia) and Georgia are now part of the regional organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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Last Updated on: July 10, 2019

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