22 Fun Facts about Moscow and Russia

Russia covers 1/8th of the total land on Earth. It’s roughly equal to the territories of the USA and Australia combined. Tweet This

Its Asian part makes Russia the largest country in Asia, and its European portion – the largest one in Europe. Tweet This

Russia is the second biggest oil exporter. Tweet This

The administrative divisions include 22 autonomous republics, 46 provinces, 9 territories, 4 autonomous regions and 1 autonomous province. Tweet This

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Russia has a federal government system, divided into executive, legislative and judicial branches. Tweet This

The capital Moscow is the biggest city in Europe with population of almost 11 million. Tweet This

Russia borders 15 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, and Ukraine. Tweet This

St. Petersburg is the world’s northernmost city with population more than one million people. Tweet This

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Volga is Europe’s longest river – 3,690 km (2,293 miles). Tweet This

In the 18th century, Russia was the third largest empire in human history. It covered area from nowadays Poland in Europe to Alaska in North America. Tweet This

In late June, a phenomenon known as “White Nights” can be observed in northern Russia. Tweet This

The West Siberian Plain is the world’s largest plain. Tweet This

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The Russian Orthodox Church still uses the old Julian calendar. Christmas celebration falls on 7 January, 13 days after the rest of the world. Tweet This

27 Russians were the Nobel Prize laureates: Pasternak, Gorbachev, Sakharov, and Solzhenitsyn to name a few. Tweet This

Russia is multinational and multicultural, with more than 100 nationalities living together. Tweet This

Mikhail Gorbachev was the first and only President of the USSR. Tweet This

Russia gave birth to many great scientists, artists and writers: Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Aivazovsky, Gogol, Turgenev, and Lomonosov. Tweet This

In 1918, Russia adopted equal rights for women. Tweet This

Russian language uses the Cyrillic alphabet and is one of the five most spoken languages worldwide. Tweet This

Russia sold Alaska to the U.S.A. for $7.2 million in 1867. The U.S. paid less than 2 cents an acre. Tweet This

In terms of population, Russia is the ninth largest country in the world. Tweet This

Russia has 50% of the global stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU). Tweet This