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Russia is a great country and only a lazy one does not know the history of its emergence, development and formation. It covers an area of ​​about 17 million kilometers. The country is located in the Northern Hemisphere and most of the continent of Eurasia belongs to it. Russia has common borders with eighteen countries, including by sea. In the sea we border on the USA and Japan.

In Russia, a large number of water bodies, rivers, lakes. If we talk about the number, then this figure will be about 2.8 million rivers. The largest rivers flowing through Russia: the Volga, the Yenisei, the Don, the Ob and the Lena. And only in our country there is the cleanest lake and the deepest on earth - Baikal. In Russia, there is the largest sea in the world - the Caspian Sea.

The capital of Russia is the city of Moscow, it has developed infrastructure, a city that is rich in its history.

The country has a large number of megacities. In them, the population exceeds the number of one million people.

Russia is a country in which a large number of nationalities peacefully coexist. Approximate number - 160 nationalities. Each nationality professes its religion. Therefore, in Russia you can meet Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews and many other different religions.
The country includes autonomous republics (21), the province (6).

Russian is the state language of the country.

The flag of Russia is of three colors: white, blue and red. On the emblem of Russia majestically sat the two-headed eagle, which looks to the west and east.
In Russia, there are places that are included in the UNESCO heritage. And there are many of them. One can distinguish the red square, the monuments of Novgorod, the church of the tree, built in Kizhi, the Petersburg historical center.