The Russian Federation occupies the eastern part of Europe and Northern Asia.
Russia measures about 17,075,400 square kilometers in area.
It covers nine time zones and the official language in the country is Russian.
Moscow is the capital of the country.
Population of Russia is about 146.6 million.
Russian government is based on a democratic form of rule.
The Russian Federation shares land border with Finland, Lithuania and Poland (both with Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Latvia, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Norway Estonia, Mongolia, and North Korea.
Russia ranks ninth among the few most populous countries in the world.
Within the Republic there are around 1,000 towns, of these, including Moscow , nine cities have a population of over a million (St.Petersburg, Volgograd, Rostov on Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Ufa, Novosibirsk, Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk and Omsk).
Climate varies across the vast country. The two seasons which Russians experience is winter and summer. Spring and autumn can be experienced briefly. Winters in the northern region are harsh and long. The southern half of the country is warmer.
Russia today portrays an indomitable image of a modern world with mega industrial revolution and evolution; it also has dozens of nuclear, thermal and hydroelectric power stations.
Russia is also a major engineering product manufacturer. In education sector, Universities in Russia are attracting large Influx of foreign students, predominately for Medical Education.
The country has abundance of natural resources in the form of natural gas, petroleum, wind farms and minerals.
It shows excellence on the medical, engineering, aviation and space factor.
The rail network in the country is highly developed. You can travel in the bus and train services in order to cover distances within the country. Trains can be comfortable for long journeys.
