2. ABOUT RUSSIA
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a
country spanning Eastern Europe and North
Asia. It is the largest country in the world,
covering over 17 million square kilometres,
and encompassing more than one-eighth of
the Earth's inhabited land area.
3. CAPITAL OF RUSSIA
Moscow was the original capital, it was
succeeded by Petersburg from the beginning
of the 18th century. From the early 20th
century onward Moscow again became the
capital, but it became a different kind of
capital at the end of the 20th century.
23. FACTS
•Moscow has more billionaires per capita
than anywhere else in the world. ...
•Moscow has the 3rd busiest metro in
the world. ...
•Russians are taught not to smile in
school.