Size:
- Russia is the largest country in the world by land area, spanning over 17 million square kilometers (6.6 million square miles).
Location:
- Russia is located in both Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, with the vast majority of its landmass in Asia and a smaller portion in Europe.
Borders:
- Russia shares borders with 14 countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea.
Oceans:
- Russia has access to three oceans:
- the Arctic Ocean to the north
- the Pacific Ocean to the east
- the Atlantic Ocean to the west (via the Baltic Sea)
Mountains:
- Russia has several mountain ranges, including:
- the Ural Mountains (separating Europe and Asia)
- the Caucasus Mountains (in southwestern Russia)
- the Altai Mountains (in southern Siberia)
- the Verkhoyansk Range (in northeastern Siberia)
Rivers:
- Russia has multiple major rivers, including:
- the Volga River (longest in Europe)
- the Ob River (longest in Western Siberia)
- the Yenisei River (longest in Eastern Siberia)
- the Lena River (longest entirely in Russia)
- the Amur River (forms part of the border with China)
Lakes:
- Russia has numerous lakes, including:
- Lake Baikal (deepest and largest freshwater lake by volume in the world)
- Lake Ladoga (largest in Europe)
- Lake Onega (second-largest in Europe)
- Lake Taymyr (largest entirely within the Arctic Circle)
