Russia has an area of 10, 672,000 sq. miles (17,075,200 sq. km) and a population of almost 150 million people.
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Occupying a large territory in Europe and Asia Russia is spread over all climatic zones except tropical. It takes over 8 hours by plane to reach from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast. West of the Ural mountains from the Black Sea in the South to the Arctic Ocean lies a broad plain with low hills where the historical core of the Russian nation is located. East of the Urals from the border with Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia to the Arctic coast lies Siberia - a scarcely populated area covered by coniferous forest, swamps and tundra in the north and mountainous terrain in the south.
120,000 rivers with a length of 10 km or greater each, about 2 million fresh- and salt-water lakes are scattered across Russia. Lake Baikal, which attracts scores of foreign environmentalists, is the largest fresh-water lake in the world, having an average depth of 730 m (and a maximum depth of 1,620 m).
One of the troubles for visitors to Russia will be the language barrier. Many Russians are monolingual, that is, they speak only Russian. You may consider learning some Russian before visiting Russia or during your visit. In this case you may find useful my Learning Russian page.
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Where Russia - a national portal for foreign tourists and businessmen as well as everyone who is interested in visiting Russia with private, political purpose, or business. It is based on the content of a trusted travel partner, the magazine WHERE, that is available in more than 45 cities worldwide.
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