Russian Federation or Russia is a state located in the east of Europe or the north of Asia. By its surface it is the biggest country on the planet (about 11.5% of Earth’s landmass), but most of the country is poorly populated and by the number of residents it takes seventh place (after China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh). The capitol is Moscow.
Russia is the biggest of all independent countries created by the destruction of Soviet Union. Today it plays a leading role on the world scene it is a member of G8, constant member of United peoples and a member of a group BRIK.
Russia is usually divided into western, European (around 3.500.000 km2) and eastern Asian part-Siberia (13 500 000 km2). Natural border of these two parts is created by the mountain Ural, which spreads in the direction north-south in length of about 2.100 km between North ice ocean to the border with Kazakhstan.
Russia has 37.000 kilometers of coastal area and exits to three oceans: Atlantic Ocean, North Ice Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
10FACT No 10
In 1908 an asteroid 1.000 times more powerful than atomic bomb exploded over Siberia. It flattened 80 million trees over a 2000 km2 area, but only one person died.
09FACT No 9
Moscow is Europe’s most populous city at 11.500.000 people and is home to the most billionaires in the world – 84. At 17 million km2, Russia is the world’s biggest country and is larger than Pluto.
08FACT No 8
Russia and Japan still haven’t signed a peace treaty to formally end World War II. Disputed ownership of the Kurile Islands has prevented a settlement.
07FACT No 7
In 2003 Russian lawyers threatened to sue Warner Bros over the Harry Potter films. They claimed Dobby the Elf looked too much like president Vladimir Putin.
06FACT No 6
Krokodil is a flesh-eating drug popular in Russia and used by 100.000 people. Ten times more potent than morphine, it turns skin scaly. Rots flesh and kills in three years.
05FACT No 5
Stray dogs in Moscow have learned to use the metro and travel the city to find food. They can use the escalators and understand station announcers’ voices.
04FACT No 4
September 12th is the “day of conception” in the Ulvanovsk Region. Couples stay home to have sex and later get prizes like apartments.
03FACT No 3
Popular myth suggests that Catherine the Great died while having sex with a horse. She actually suffered a stroke, possibly on the toilet, and died soon after.
02FACT No 2
When the USSR collapsed it had 27.000 nuclear weapons. A Ukrainian report claimed 250 went missing during transfer to Russia, a claim denied by the Russians.
01FACT No 1
Metro-2 is an alleged secret metro system in Moscow leading to Ramenki-43. Ramenki is a rumored bunker complex that can support 10.000 people for 30 years.
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