Russia is the largest country in the world spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. Moscow was originally the capital but was replaced by St. Petersburg in the 18th century before becoming the capital again in the early 20th century. Some key facts about Russia are that it has more billionaires per capita than anywhere else, Moscow has the 3rd busiest metro system, and Russians are taught not to smile in school.

1. RUSSIA

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.

4. RUSSIAN YOUTUBERS
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LIKE NASTYA
MISTER MAX

5. NATIONAL EMBLEM

6. NATIONAL FLAG

7. NATIONAL ANTHEM - Patrioticheskaya Pesnya

8. NATIONAL LANGUAGE - RUSSIAN

9. NATIONAL ANIMAL - Eurasian brown bear

10. NATIONAL BIRD – DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE

11. NATIONAL FLOWER - Chamomile

12. NATIONAL TREE - Silver Birch Betula

13. NATIONAL FRUIT – APPLE

14. NATIONAL CURRENCY - Russian ruble

15. NATIONAL RIVER – Volga

16. NATIONAL SPORT – BANDY

17. HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

18. St. Basil Cathedral

19. Catherine Palace

20. The Kremlin and Red Square

21. Mayakovskaya metro station

22. Kizhi Island

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.