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General information about the country.

WELCOME TO RUSSIA

RUSSIA IN NUMBERS AND FACTS

Geography, territory, climate


Russia is situated in the east of Europe and the north of Asia. It is contiguous with 14 states and has the longest borderline in the world. Its territory is 17,075,400 sq. km.
Russia's climate is very diverse, ranging from sub-tropical at the Black Sea to extremely continental in Siberia, where the temperature drop within a year may exceed 100°C, and arctic in the Far North; but most of the country lies within the zone of temperate climate.

Time

There are 11 time zones in Russia. The time difference varies from +2 hours in Kaliningrad to + 12 hours in Kamchatka and Chukotka with respect to the Greenwich Time. The time in Moscow and St. Petersburg is GMT +3 hours, Ekaterinburg (GMT +5 hours), Novosibirsk (GMT +6 hours), Krasnoyarsk ( GMT +7 hours), Irkutsk ( GMT +8 hours), Chita ( GMT +9 hours), Vladivostok ( GMT +10 hours).

Major cities, administrative division

The Russian Federation includes 21 republics, 6 territories, 49 regions, 1 autonomous region, 10 autonomous districts, and 2 cities of federal subordination: Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The capital of Russia is Moscow (about 10 million residents). The largest cities (above 1 million) are: St. Petersburg (4.6 million), Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Omsk, Chel'abinsk, Kazan', Perm', Ufa, Rostov-on-Don, and Volgograd.

Political system

Russia is a federal republic. The head of state is President, but the executive power is also exercised by the Government under a Prime Minister. The legislative power belongs to the Federal Assembly which consists of two houses: the Federation Council and the State Duma.

Population and language

There are about 143.3 million people in Russia (the data of 2002), 80% of whom are Russians (Slavs). Besides, more than a hundred different national and ethnic groups live in Russia. The most numerous of them are Ukrainians and Tatars, as well as Armenians, Azerbaijanians, Kazakhs, Hebrews and Germans.
The official (state) language throughout the whole territory of the Russian Federation is Russian.

Monetary unit

Monetary unit is ruble (RUR).

Religions

About half of the Russians are atheists. Most of the believers are Orthodox Christians (the eastern branch of Christianity). Islam, Catholicism, Judaism, and Buddhism are also practiced in Russia.

Main holidays

1-5 January – New Year holydays

7 January — Nativity (Orthodox Christmas) 

23 February — Day of Motherland's Defender

8 March — International Women's Day

1 May — Day of spring and labour

9 May — Victory Day

12 June — Day of Russia

4 November – Day of national unity

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Saint-Petersburg. Attractions.

Saint-Petersburg. Attractions.

Saint-Petersburg. Attractions.

Saint-Petersburg. Attractions.

Kamchatka Territory.

Kamchatka Territory.

Vladivostok. Primorye. Attractions.

Vladivostok. Primorye. Attractions.

 

 
 

Tour to Moscow

Tour to St. Petersburg

Tour to Golden Ring
 

 

St. Petersburg 

Moscow

Golden Ring 
 

Tran Siberian Railway
 

Yekaterinburg
 

Novosibirsk

Altai

Krasnoyarsk
 

Tuva Republik

Lake Baikal and Irkutsk

Buryat Republik
 

Khabarovsky Kray

Vladivostok

Sakhalin islands

Kuril islands

Kamchatka

 

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Russia in numbers and facts

Russians

Religious creeds in Russia

Folk craft

Stereotypes and symbols of Russia

 

Trip to St. Petersburg 

Trip to Moscow 

Trip to Golden Ring

 

General information, route, train, schedulers, train tickets

 

Trip to Yekaterinburg

Trip to Novosibirsk

Trip to Altay

Trip to Krasnoyarsk

Trip to Tuva Republik

Trip to Lake Baikal and Irkutsk

Trip to Buryat Republik

 

Trip to Khabarovsky Kray

Trip to Vladivostok

Trip to Sakhalin islands

Trip to Kuril islands

Trip to Kamchatka

 

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