Russia Introduction Post


Russia is a transcontinental country with 23% of its body existing in Europe and the other 77% spanning across Asia. Russia occupies one-tenth of all land on Earth and is the largest country in the world. Russia borders Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Belarus, in the west, Ukraine in the southwest, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and Japan in the south, the Pacific Ocean in the southeast, and the Arctic Ocean in the North. Russia spans 11 time zones and has varying landscapes. While there are deserts and frozen coastlines, massive mountains, and deep marshes, most of Russia is filled with treeless plains known as steppes. 

Russia's population of 1.44 million people is split among 120 ethnic groups. About 80% of Russia's residents share Slavic ancestry while the rest have lineages with Ukrainians and Tartars. 

Russia's large and unique ecosystems provide habitats to many rare species, such as snow leopards, pikas, Siberian tigers, polar bears, and Asiatic black bears. About 1% of Russia's land is protected preserves for its precious wildlife. 

Photo and Info Source: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/russia#:~:text=It%20spans%2011%20time%20zones,rolling%2C%20treeless%20plains%20called%20steppes.


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