The administration divisions in Russia are a mix of federal subjects. It includes 22 republics, 9 krais, 46 oblasts, 3 federal cities, 1 autonomous oblast, and 4 autonomous okrugs. Every federal subject contains a head, a parliament, and a constitutional court. Your email address will not be published. Skip to content. A map of Russia, the largest country in the world. It displays cities, towns, highways, roads, lakes, and rivers.
Satellite imagery and an elevation map of Russia highlight its topography and Siberia. World Atlas Visit our world atlas and explore all the continents and countries of the world. Get a blueprint of the world with political, satellite, and topographic maps. Eastern Europe Belarus Map. It has been marked on the map above by a yellow upright triangle. The Kolyma Mountains in far northeastern Russia extend about 1, km mi north and south to the east of the Kolyma River and roughly parallel to the coast of Siberia.
Some rise to over feet meters. Rivers Russia has more than , rivers with a length of 7 miles, or greater. Some of the world's longest rivers flow through the vast lowland plains that dominate the Russian landscape.
At 1, m 5, ft , Lake Baikal marked on the map is the deepest and among the clearest of all lakes in the world. Baikal is home to more than 1, species of plants and animals, two thirds of which can be found nowhere else in the world. Steppe Long characterized as the typical Russian landscape, the steppe region displays a broad range of treeless, grassy plains punctuated by mountain ranges, and provides the best conditions for human settlement.
Russia contains the world's largest reserve of coniferous wood, however, due to extensive logging the supply is steadily on the decrease; as well, to make way for agriculture, much of the forested zone has been cleared.
Tundra Stretching 4, miles 7, km from west to east, the Russian Arctic is a vast treeless and marshy plain, and is well-known for its white nights dusk after midnight, and dawn fairly soon after through summer and days of near total darkness through winter. Russia has 46 provinces oblasti, singular - oblast , 21 republics respubliki, singular - respublika , 4 autonomous okrugs avtonomnyye okrugi, singular - avtonomnyy okrug , 9 krays kraya, singular - kray , 2 federal cities goroda, singular - gorod , and 1 autonomous oblast avtonomnaya oblast'.
Russia, the world's largest country by area, stretches from Northern Asia to Eastern Europe. It is ranked extremely low in worldwide road system ranking. The main motorways are maintained as part of the Russian Federal Motorway system. Waterways — Russia has a myriad of huge ports and has a well-developed waterway system. Russia is a vast country with a mind-boggling array of natural sites and tourist attractions [4]. The main Cities of Russia — Moscow and St. Petersburg offer some of the best architecture in the world.
From the iconic Red Square, to the beautiful St. Aside from this, the different regions of Russia are bursting with historical sites and epic landscapes like the top attractions listed below:. Whether you love Orthodox architecture, or the harsh but stunning landscapes of Siberia, Russia has something for everyone.
It provides an eclectic mix of culture, nature, heritage, and history. The official currency of Russia is the Russian Ruble also spelled Rouble — this is also the national currency for Belarus. The current version of the currency denoted RUB was established in after the Russian financial crisis of the same year.
Whilst the main unit of currency is the Ruble, the subunit is the Kopeyka — Kopeyka for 1 Ruble. All Russian currency is currently printed at the state-owned mints in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Control of inflation rates and the currency is overseen by the Central Bank of Russia based in Moscow.
In the last years, the political system of Russia has changed greatly. Russia is classed as a federation, and gained independence from the now-defunct Soviet Union in The current governmental structure [6] includes a President, and the Federal Assembly.
In terms of administrative divisions, Russia has a complex system owing to the large geographical size of the country. The following are the main types of administrative division:.
In addition to this, Russia has three major subdivisions that are in place to help specific government branches. The Russian economy is varied according to the vast size of the country as seen in the Political map of Russia. Mining in particular plays an important role as does the extraction of minerals and chemicals.
In addition to this, Russia has an extensive and well-developed military manufacturing industry — it supplies equipment, missiles, and electronic components worldwide. The geography of Russia is varied [5] — from the freezing expanse of the Siberian Tundra, to the shores of Lake Baikal; it is a diverse country. This is the largest country in the world and spans both Europe and Asia — to give perspective, it has double the landmass of the second largest country — Canada.
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