What comes to mind when you think of Russia? Tundra? Snow? Probably. But today we’re going to take a look at the Russia you’ve never seen before. Given that it’s the world’s biggest country, it has quite a bit of diversity within its borders. It’s not all snow and ice! These are some Really Cool Facts About Russia You Might Not Know.
1.Lake Baikal contains more than one fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water. Russia as a country contains one quarter of the world's unfrozen fresh water.
2.Moscow is the biggest city in Europe with 13 million people. London comes second with 8 million.
3.The highest mountain in Europe is Mount Elbrus which can be found in the Caucasus Range. It stands at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft).
4.The busiest metro system in Europe can be found in Moscow with an average daily ridership of over 6 million people.
5.On the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia, you can go trekking on volcanoes. Klyuchevskaya Sopka is the highest active volcano in both Europe and Asia.
6.As the biggest country in the world, Russia contains 10% of the Earth's arable land.
7.The Volga River is the longest river in Europe
8.Why so many divisions? Well, only 80% of Russia is actually ethnically Russian. The country is home to more than 160 different ethnic groups.
9.As many of you may know, Russia has played a huge part in space exploration. In fact, Russian and English are the two official languages of the International Space Station.
10.After the United States (46 million), Russia has the second largest number of immigrants in the world (12 million). A lot of them are from former Soviet countries.
11.More than 100 languages are spoken within Russia's borders. And remember those republics? Many of them have their own official languages.
12.Russia has the largest energy and mineral reserves of any country in the world and provides Europe with most of its oil.
13.With the world's largest forest reserves, Russia has been called the "Lungs of Europe." It's second only to the Amazon in the amount of carbon dioxide that it absorbs.
14.Russia has 15 cities with a population of over 1 million people. This is largely due to a highly urbanized population.
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