Important Facts On Russia

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• It is the largest country in the world with an area of 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi).
• Russia is the 9th most populated country in the world.
• Russia spans 9 time zones and spreads across the top of Asia and 40 % of the European continent.
• Russia is a transcontinental country, extending halfway around the northern hemisphere and covering much of eastern and north-eastern Europe and the whole of northern Asia.
• The official language of Russia is Russian and the country’s main religion is Russian Orthodoxy.
• There are 221 museums, 2,000 libraries, more than 80 theaters, 100 concert organizations, 45 art galleries, 62 movie theaters and 80 nightclubs in St. Petersburg alone.
• Russia has some of the best art institutions in the world, like Bolshoi Theater and Pushkin Art Gallery in Moscow, and Mariinsky Theater and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
• St Petersburg plays host to as many as 100 cultural and art festivals every year, including 50 international ones.
• It has the world’s largest reserves of mineral and energy resources
• The lakes in Russia contain approximately ¼ of the world’s fresh water
• Ladoga Lake of Russia claims the distinction of being the largest lake in Europe. It spreads over 18 400 sq km and is around 51 m deep.
• Russia boasts of the Urals, the oldest mountains in the world, and Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake and the largest reservoir of fresh water on earth.
• There are 100 reserves and 35 national parks in Russia.
• Russia is the only country with 12 seas on its territory.
• For many years before Russia became a soviet state, Russia was ruled by a royal family the Tsars. They were strongly connected to the Russian Orthodox Church, which is believed to be the one true church.
• In the 18th century, Russia was the 3rd largest empire in earth’s history; it covered the area from Poland in Europe to Alaska in North America,
• Russia was the world’s first constitutionally socialist state, as the Soviet Union (USSR).
• Russian Federation came into being after former Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, into 15 separate geopolitical entities.
• Russia has the world’s largest forest reserves and is known as the “lungs of Europe” and is second only to the Amazon rainforest in the amount of O2 it produces.
• Russia is also home to the world’s largest active volcano Klyuchevskaya Sopka, which has a height of 4,750 m (15,584 ft)
• Religious icons are very important to the Russian people and many houses have at least one.
• Moscow is home to 11 million people and is Europe’s largest city
• Moscow metro is the world's biggest fallout shelter.
• The administrative divisions in Russia include 21 autonomous republics, 49 oblasts or provinces, 6 territories (kray), 10 autonomous regions (okrug) and 1 autonomous oblast.
• As per the 1993 constitution, Russia has a democratic and federal government system, which stands divided into executive, legislative and judicial branches.
• Russia adopted equal rights before USA.
• Russia was responsible for the world’s first space flight and launching the first satellite.
• In the 18th century, Russia was the 3rd largest empire in earth’s history; it covered the area from Poland in Europe to Alaska in North America,
• Russia has some of the best art institutions in the world, like Bolshoi Theater and Pushkin Art Gallery in Moscow, and Mariinsky Theater and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
• Russian weapons are some of the best in the world.
• The most beautiful girls live in Russia.
• Mikhail Gorbachev was the first and only President of the USSR.