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- 1. official name for Russia
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Apr 24, 2024 · Russia. Central Asia. Page last updated: April 24, 2024. Photos of Russia. view 37 photos. Introduction. Background. Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities.
Dec 17, 2021 · Definitions and Notes. Geography. Location. North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean. Geographic coordinates. 60 00 N, 100 00 E. Map references. Asia. Area. total: 17,098,242 sq km. land: 16,377,742 sq km. water: 720,500 sq km. country comparison to the world: 1.
The Russian Federation (Росси́йская Федера́ция, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), commonly known as Russia (Rossiya), is a transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia (Asia and Europe). The largest country in the world by land area, Russia has the world's ninth-largest population.
From early Mongol invasions to tsarist regimes to ages of enlightenment and industrialization to revolutions and wars, Russia is known not just for its political rises of world power and upheaval, but for its cultural contributions (think ballet, Tolstoy, Tchaikovsky, caviar and vodka).
Russia, officially Russian Federation, Country, eastern Europe and northern Asia, formerly the preeminent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Area: 6,592,850 sq mi (17,075,400 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 145,165,000. Capital: Moscow. The population is primarily Russian; minorities include Tatars and Ukrainians.
Russia (Russian: Россия, romanized: Rossiya, [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It has land from the Baltic Sea to the Bering Strait. It is the largest country in the world, followed by Canada, the United States, and China. Russia's population is about 146.7 million people.
The modern history of Russia began with the Russian Republic of the Soviet Union gaining more political and economical autonomy amidst the imminent dissolution of the USSR during 1988–1991, proclaiming its sovereignty inside the Union in June 1990, and electing its first President Boris Yeltsin a year later.
