Russia

Area
The area of Russia in km2 is 17,098,242 and in m2 is 6,601,668 Fun Fact: Russia is the biggest country with 1,108 cites/towns and was found in the 12th Century

Population
During the years 2005 and 2009, the population is slowy decreasing,what may the cause be? Year Population 2005 143,150,000 2006 142,500,000 2007 142,100,000 2008 141,950,000 2009 141,850,000

Location
Believe or not, Russia is actually covers 2 continents Asia and Europe (Euraisa). 60% of Russia is in Asia and 40% is in Europe. Both Russia and China have a total of 14 neighbouring countries, for example China is one of Russias neighbour. Russia is surrounded by 4 waters, Artic Ocean, Pacific Ocean,Baltic Sea, and Caspian sea.

Language
The Official language of Russia is Russian. Cyrillic Alphabet (which has 33 letters) is used rather then the latin alphabet. There are more than 140 other languages and dialects.

Currency
1 US dollar is 28.36 Ruble 1 CA dollar is 29.06 Ruble Russia uses ruble and kopeks. Ruble comes in 5,10,50,100, and 1000. Coins are available in 1,5,10, and 50 kopeks and in 1,2, and 5 roubles.

Government,Capital City
The government system of Russia is federation. Federation is when you have a main government with sub governments. For example, how in Canada we have a Municipal, Provincial, Federal Governments. The Capital of Russia is Moscow.

Climate
The warmest temperatures are in July and the coldest are in January. Temperatures range from highs of 32c in summer to low -25c in winter.

Religion
The main religion is Orthodoxy,there are other religions but not used more then Orthodoxy like Islam,Catholicism,Protestantism and Judaism.

Tourism And Sport

There are thousands of attractions in Russia but the one and first places you must go to is The Legendary Red Square. Red Square,St. Basil's Cathedral,Lenin's Mausoleum,Trans-Siberian Rail way are all considered symbols of Russia's Capital Moscow. Some other famous places in Russia is Lake Baikal,Kiji Island,Palace Square,Kungurian Ice Cave, and Victory Park. Also, the highest moutain there is Mount El'brus 12,510 ft./ 5,642 high. Russians are known for their Ice hockey teams. Hiking,moutain climbing,backpacking and canoeing are populare among all age groups. Soccer which is football in russia is the leading sport.Track n' Field , tennis,gymnastics,volleyball,basketball are alos popular sports.

Economy
Grains are Russia's most important crops using more then half of the crop land. Winter wheat is cultivated in North Carucasus,Spring wheat is grown in Dan Busin in Volga Region . Russia is rich for oil,gas,coal,diamonds,gold,iron and manganese. All Groups of Products Food Products&Agricultural Raw Materials Mineral Goods Chemical Products And Rubber Leather, Raw Materials, Fur, Their Products Wood,Timber,Pulp,Paper Goods Textiles,Footwear Precious Stones And Metals Ferrous And Non-Ferrous Metals And Products Machinery,Equipment,Transport Other Goods Export (1997) Import (1997) 1.5 47.1 8.2 0.5 4.7 0.9 4.6 23.47 8.3 0.8 26 2.8 15.7 0.3 4.2 3.3 0.2 4.3 39 4

Did You Know?

Russia Has Four Names! FOUR! Conventional Names Local Names Russian Federation Rossiyaskaya Federatsiya Russia Rossiya Russia National Animal Is A Brown Bear! The Brown Bear which was rarely spoken of in the past Medved(mid-VYed) which means one who knows where the honey is is Russia's National Animal.