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Where is Russia Located?

by Vishal Kumar

Where is Russia? Russia is located in Eastern Europe - Northern Asia and lies between latitudes 60° 0' N, and longitudes 100° 00' E.


Where is Russia Located?

 

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Location of Russia on Map

Russia or formally Russian Federation is located in the northern part of Eurasia. Russia, the largest country in the world covers a total area of 17,098,242 sq. km. and shares its land boundary with fourteen neighboring countries. China, Mongolia, North Korea, Kazakhstan in the south, Georgia, Azerbaijan in the southwest, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia in the northwest, and Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine in the west. It is bounded by the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, and the East Siberian Sea in the north. Russia has a 37,653 km long coastline. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of Russia is 41° and 82°N and 19°E and 169°W respectively.

Moscow, the capital city of Russia is also its largest city, it is a major political and economic center in Russia and in Eastern Europe. Russia has a wide base of natural resources, in fact, it has 40 UNESCO-listed biosphere reserves. Topographically, Russia has plains in the west of Urals, mountainous regions in the south, and tundra and coniferous forest in Siberia. Due to its vast size, Russia experiences a wide range of climates though the humid continental climate is predominant in most parts of the country barring the Siberian region, which experiences a sub-arctic climate and tundra climate in the polar north.

Facts About Russia

Country Name Russia
Continent Asia and Europe
Capital and largest city of Russia Moscow
Area 6.602 million sq miles (17.1 million km²)
Population 146.065 million (2022 Est.)
Lat Long of Russia 60° 0′ 0″ N, 100° 0′ 0″ E (60, 100)
Official Language Russian
Calling Code +7
Time Zones of Russia (UTC+2 to +12)
Airports in Russia 270 Airports
Neighbor countries Ukraine, China, Kazakhstan, Poland, Belarus, North Korea, Georgia, Finland, Norway, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Estonia, Mongolia, Latvia
Internet TLD .ru, .su, .рф
Currency Russian ruble (RUB)

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