Outline of Russia

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 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), 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.

Geography 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.

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 2.

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Demographics of Russia Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy.

Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision in the interests of itself and interests of its people — of its citizens.

This is our final choice, and we have no way back.

And the guarantee for this is the choice of the Russian people, themselves.

It would be impossible for Russia today.

Any kind of turn towards totalitarianism for Russia would be impossible, due to the condition of the Russian society.