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 | Russian Federation |
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| Location: |
Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. |
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| Area: |
17,075,200 sq km |
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| Climate: |
ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast |
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| Terrain: |
broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions
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| Population: |
146,393,569 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other |
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| Languages: |
Russian, other |
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| Capital: |
Moscow |
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