Geography of Russia
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| Continent | Eurasia |
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| Region | Eastern Europe, Northern Asia |
| Coordinates | 60°00′00″N 100°00′00″E / 60.000°N 100.000°E |
| Area | Ranked 1st |
| • Total | 17,098,246 km2 (6,601,670 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.79% |
| • Water | 4.21% |
| Coastline | 37,653 km (23,396 mi) |
| Borders |
Norway 195.8 km (121.7 mi) |
| Highest point |
Mount Elbrus 5,642 m (18,510 ft) |
| Lowest point |
Caspian Sea, −28 m (−92 ft) |
| Longest river |
Yenisei–Angara–Selenge, 5,539 km (3,442 mi) |
| Largest lake |
Lake Baikal 31,722 km2 (12,248 sq mi) |
| Climate | European and Asian Russia: mostly cool continental climate, extreme North: tundra, extreme southeast: temperate continental |
| Terrain | Most of Russia consists of two plains (the East European Plain and the West Siberian Plain), two lowlands (the North Siberian and the Kolyma, in far northeastern Siberia), two plateaus (the Central Siberian Plateau and the Lena Plateau to its east), and a series of mountainous areas mainly concentrated in the extreme northeast or extending intermittently along the southern border. |
| Natural Resources | minerals, oil, gas, coal, and timber |
| Natural Hazards | earthquakes, landslides, storms, hurricanes, forest fires and floods |
| Environmental Issues | deforestation, energy irresponsibility, pollution, and nuclear waste |
Coordinates: 60°N 100°E / 60°N 100°E
Norway 195.8 km (121.7 mi)
Finland 1,271.8 km (790.3 mi)
Estonia 138 km (86 mi)
Latvia 270.5 km (168.1 mi)
Lithuania 266 km (165 mi)
Poland 204.1 km (126.8 mi)
Belarus 1,239 km (770 mi)
Ukraine 1,925.8 km (1,196.6 mi)
Georgia 875.5 km (544.0 mi)
Azerbaijan 372.6 km (231.5 mi)
Kazakhstan 7,512.8 km (4,668.2 mi)
Mongolia 3,485 km (2,165 mi)
China 4,209.3 km (2,615.5 mi)
The geography of Russia describes the geographic features of Russia, a country extending over much of northern Eurasia. Comprising much of eastern Europe and northern Asia, it is the world's largest country in total area. Due to its size, Russia displays both monotony and diversity. As with its topography, its climates, vegetation, and soils span vast distances. From north to south the East European Plain is clad sequentially in tundra, coniferous forest (taiga), mixed and broadleaf forests, grassland (steppe), and semi-desert (fringing the Caspian Sea) as the changes in vegetation reflect the changes in climate. Siberia supports a similar sequence but is predominantly taiga. The country contains forty UNESCO biosphere reserves.
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