GeographyThe country of Russia is located on the Asian continent and its capital, Moscow, is located at latitude 55*45'07" N and longitude 37*36 '56"E and measures 495 feet (151 m) above sea level. Russia, also known as the Russian Federation, has a land mass measured at 6,592,850 square miles and is almost twice that larger than its second largest, Canada, and 70 times larger than the United Kingdom – and its size has always been the basis of its colossal territory. potential force. This country is the largest country in the world in terms of area and covers eleven different time zones. It borders six different countries which are: Sea of ​​Okhotsk, Finland, Belarus, Ukraine, Mongolia, China and Estonia. Due to the enormous size of this country, the government has divided its areas into eighty-three different federal subjects. Twenty-one of these subjects are considered republics and are capable of defining their own languages ​​and constitutions. These republics are: Adygea, Altai, Bashkortostan, Buryiti, Chechnya, Chuvashia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Karelia, Khakassia, Komi, Mari El, Mordovia, North Ossetia-Alania, Sakha, Tatarstan , Tuva and Udmurite. Russia is less generously endowed with suitable agricultural areas. The country is roughly divided into three main areas. The tundra lies north of the Arctic Circle and cannot support human life. It is too cold for the trees because the underlying ground is permanently frozen and sometimes up to several hundred meters deep. Mosses, lichens and small shrubs are the only natural vegetation that grows in this region. Fundamental hunger for land drove peasants to these regions, and Soviet industrial enterprises and prison camps also attracted workers. The Russian taiga represents almost a quarter of the world's surface area...... middle of paper ......ud to claim. Russians love to celebrate and take most of their national holidays very seriously, as is the case in the United States. New Year is the most celebrated holiday, followed by Orthodox Christmas. Russians therefore take advantage of the whole week of vacation at the start of the new year. About 80% of the population is ethnic Russian; the remaining 20% ​​covers more than 150 nationalities living in Russia. The official declared and spoken language is Russian. Regarding religion, the majority of Russians are Orthodox Christians, but there are also many Muslims, Catholics, Hebrews and Buddhists. The economy goes through ups and downs as it does in most countries and balances out over time, global trade, tourism and inflation. Overall, Russians are a proud, strong-willed people capable of surviving a range of living conditions that would break most other cultures..