Guide to Russia

Russia is the largest country on earth and spans eleven time zones and two continents ending less than 50 miles from North America.

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Name: The Russian Federation formerly USSR

Location: Stretches Europe, Asia, Central Asia. bordering with the Arctic Ocean between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean.

Population: 141.5 million (UN, 2005)

Capital: Moscow

Area: 17 million sq km (6.6 million sq miles)

Major language: Russian

Major religions: Christianity, Islam

Life expectancy: 61 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN)

Monetary unit: 1 rouble = 100 kopecks

Main exports: Oil and oil products, natural gas, wood and wood products, metals, chemicals, weapons and military equipment

GNI per capita: US $3,410 (World Bank, 2005)

Internet domain: .ru

International dialling code: +7

Time zone: Russia is a vast country that span 11 time zones stretching from GMT +2 to GMT +12. Moscow is GMT +3

Climate: The climate ranges from the hot dry summers of the Steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; It is subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia.

Visa: Visas are required for entry to Russia. Get this from the Russian Embassy in London (www.great-britain.mid.ru) or the Russian Consulte in Edinburgh.

11 January 2008

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