Category: Russia

The largest country in the world has a great diversity of peoples and cultures, which were united in the early 18th century to form the Russian Empire. After a major economic crisis in the ’90s, the country has rediscovered the path of prosperity in recent years. The capital is Moscow. Russia or the Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, with more than 17 million km² in area, a coastal perimeter of 37,653 km and nine time zones. It has a population of more than 142 million residents (2016), formed mainly by the ethnic Tatars (80%). Relief: vast plains and low hills west of the Ural Mountains, coniferous forests and tundras in Siberia, plateaus and mountains along border regions to the south. The highest point is Mount Elbrus (5,642 m), also the highest in Europe.