Russia
Russia is the largest country in the world by area, spanning eastern Europe and the whole of northern Asia across eleven time zones. The Ural Mountains traditionally divide its European west from Siberia in the east.
Key facts
| Capital | Moscow |
|---|---|
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Eastern Europe & North Asia |
| Main language(s) | Russian |
| Land borders | Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, North Korea |
Geography
Moscow, the capital, lies in the European part where most of the population lives. Russia ties with China for the most land neighbours of any country, sharing borders with fourteen states from Norway to North Korea.
Neighbours
Russia shares land borders with 14 countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, North Korea. Knowing a country's neighbours is one of the best ways to fix its place on the map — try our Name a Neighbour game to practise.
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