Regional Map:
Country Specific Map:
Google Map Zoom of Capital City: Moscow
Facts:
Total Area: 6.6 million sq mi
Total Land Area: 6,323,446 sq miles
Total Water Area: 278,185 sq miles
Russia is about 1.8 times the size of the USA
Border Countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea and China
Water Borders: Artic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea
Total Distance of all Land Boundaries: 12577 miles
Total Distance of Coastline: 23396 miles
Climate: Mediterranean Climate. Very continental climate, hot dry summers and very cold winters with heavy snowfall.
Terrain: Two plains, lowlands and plateaus
Highest Elevation: Mount Elbrus (18510.5 ft)
Lowest Elevation: Caspian Sea (-91 feet)
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Volga River
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Mount Elbrus