Interesting Information about Russia
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The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. It spans eleven time zones and covers an eighth of the earth's surface. |
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The population of Russia was estimated at 146,001,176 (July 2000 est.) by official U.S. government sources. Despite its comparatively high population, Russia has a low average population density due to its enormous size. |
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a multinational country with a population of 289 million people. The country was made up of more than 100 ethnic groups. Today's Russian Federation emerged from the USSR with roughly one-half of the USSR's population. |
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Lake Baikal which lies in Southern Siberia is the World's largest freshwater lake on earth by volume. Measuring 636 kilometres long and 80 km wide it contains about one fifth of the total fresh water on the earth. |
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Roughly 80 percent of Russia's population is ethnic Russian. The remaining 20 percent is made up of a wide variety of ethnic groups including Tatar, Ukrainian, Belarussian, Moldavian, Kazakh, and many others. |
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Faberge Eggs were designed by the famous Russian goldsmith Carl Faberge. The eggs were designed as Easter gifts for the Russian royal family. |
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Moscow has more billionaires living in the area than any other city in the world. |
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Russia has more movie theatres than any other city in the world. |
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Russians do not shake hands through doorways. | ||
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Russia's Neva River is the shortest and deepest river in Europe. | ||
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