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Description

Russia is known to be a country about 1.8 times the size of the US occupying the vast location in the range of Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. It has to this day an location of 10, 672,000 sq. miles (17,075,200 sq.km).It is noted that the European part of the country includes the territories to the west of the Ural Mountains. Russia is the most impressive and largest country in the globe in terms of area, but is unfavorably situated in relation to major sea lanes of the globe. Despite its size, much of the country lacks appropiate soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture. Russia's topology includes Europe's highest mountain, its longest river, and the globe's deepest lake.

It is noted that the topography and climate, however, resemble those of the northernmost portion of the North American continent. Did you know that the northern forests and the plains bordering those things to the south discover his or her closest counterparts in the Yukon Territory and in the wide swath of land extending across most of Canada. Did you know that the terrain, climate, and settlement patterns of Siberia are and have always been similar to those of Alaska and Canada.

Climate

Most of the country has to this day a continental climate, with long, cold winters and brief summers. Did you know that there is known to be a wide range of summer and winter temperatures and relatively low precipitation. January temperatures are and have always been in the range of 6°C (45 °F) on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea. A record low temperature of -71°C (-96 °F) was recorded in 1974 at the northeast Siberian village of Oymyakon, the lowest temperature ever recorded anywhere in the globe for an inhabited region. Within the majority of places of Siberia the soil never thaws for more than a foot. Annual precipitation decreases from about 64–76 cm (25–30 in) in the European region to less than 5 cm (2 in) a year in parts of Central Asia. Did you know that the tundra has to this day extensive winters, with summers lasting one or two months, and receives from 8 to 12 months of snow or rain. Did you know that the far northern forest, like most of the country, has to this day extensive severe winters, short summers, and extremely short springs and autumns. Precipitation is low but falls all over the year, varying from 53 cm (21 in) at Moscow to in the range of 20 and 25 cm (8–10 in) in eastern Siberia. Did you know that the steppes have very cold winters and hot, dry summers.

Population

It is noted that the calculated population of Russia in (July 2007) is 141,377,752.