List of basic Russia topics
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Russia, officially known as the Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, covering 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi) - more than an eighth of the Earth’s land area. It is a transcontinental country extending across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe; it spans 11 time zones and incorporates a great range of environments and landforms. With 142 million people, Russia is the ninth most populated country. Russia has the world's largest mineral and energy resources, has the world's largest forest reserves, and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's unfrozen fresh water.
The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to Russia:
[edit] Geography of Russia
- Main article: Geography of Russia
- Russia is: a country
- Location: transcontinental (lies in both Europe and Asia)
- Population:
- Size:
- Atlas of Russia
- Extreme points of Russia
[edit] Environment of Russia
- Climate of Russia
- Ecology of Russia
- Ecoregions in Russia
- Renewable energy in Russia
- Geology of Russia
- National parks of Russia
- Protected areas of Russia
- Wildlife of Russia
- Flora of Russia
- Fauna of Russia
- Birds of Russia
- Mammals of Russia
[edit] Geographic features of Russia
- Fjords of Russia
- Glaciers of Russia
- Islands of Russia
- Lakes of Russia
- Caspian Sea (lake with 1.3% salinity, about a third the salinity of seawater. Compare with Great Salt Lake.)
- Mountains of Russia
- Plains of Russia
- Rivers of Russia
- Waterfalls of Russia
- Valleys of Russia
- World Heritage Sites in Russia
[edit] Regions of Russia
- Main article: Regions of Russia
- Economic regions of Russia
- European Russia
- White Nights
- North Caucasus
- Siberia (Asian Russia - the part of Russia that is in Asia)
[edit] Ecoregions of Russia
- Main article: Ecoregions in Russia
[edit] Administrative divisions of Russia
- Main article: Subdivisions of Russia
- Federal subjects of Russia (83)
- List of federal subjects of Russia by area
- List of federal subjects of Russia by population
- Types of inhabited localities in Russia
[edit] Republics of Russia
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15. North Ossetia-Alania |
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[edit] Oblasts of Russia
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1. Amur |
11. Kaluga |
21. Murmansk |
31. Ryazan |
41. Tyumen |
[edit] Krais of Russia
[edit] Autonomous oblasts of Russia
[edit] Autonomous okrugs of Russia
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1. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
[edit] Federal cities of Russia
[edit] Municipalities of Russia
- Capital of Russia: Capital of Russia
- Cities of Russia
[edit] Demography of Russia
- Main article: Demographics of Russia
[edit] Government and politics of Russia
- Main article: Government of Russia and Politics of Russia
- Form of government: federal presidential republic
- Capital of Russia: Moscow
- Elections in Russia
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Russia
- Political scandals of Russia
- Taxation in Russia
[edit] Branches of the government of Russia
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Russia
- Head of state: President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev
- State Council of the Russian Federation (advisory board to the Head of State)
- Presidential Administration of Russia (President's support staff)
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin
- Public Chamber of Russia
- 17 Ministries
- 7 Federal Services
- 30+ Federal Agencies
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Russia
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Russia
[edit] Foreign relations of Russia
[edit] International organization membership
Russia is a member of:
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- G8
- United Nations
- United Nations Security Council (permanent member)
[edit] Law and order in Russia
- Main article: Law of Russia
- Capital punishment in Russia
- Constitution of Russia
- Crime in Russia
- Human rights in Russia
- Law enforcement in Russia
- Media freedom in Russia
[edit] Military of Russia
- Main article: Military of Russia
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Russia
- Navy of Russia
- Air and Air Defense Forces of Russia
- Special forces of Russia
- Military history of Russia
- Military ranks of Russia
[edit] Local government in Russia
[edit] History of Russia
- Main articles: History of Russia, Timeline of Russian history, and Current events of Russia
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[edit] Culture of Russia
- Main article: Culture of Russia and Russians
- Architecture of Russia
- Cuisine of Russia
- Ethnic minorities in Russia
- Festivals in Russia
- Humor in Russia
- Languages of Russia
- Media in Russia
- National symbols of Russia
- People of Russia
- Prostitution in Russia
- Public holidays in Russia
- Records of Russia
- Religion in Russia
- Russian folklore
- Russian martial arts
- World Heritage Sites in Russia
[edit] The Arts in Russia
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[edit] Sports in Russia
- Main article: Sports in Russia
[edit] Economy of Russia
- Main article: Economy of Russia
- Agriculture in Russia
- Banking in Russia
- Communications in Russia
- Companies of Russia
- Currency of Russia: Russian Ruble
- Defense industry of Russia
- Economic history of Russia
- Energy policy of Russia
- Mining in Russia
- Oil industry in Russia
- Tourism in Russia
- Transport in Russia
- Russia Stock Exchange
[edit] Education in Russia
- Main article: Education in Russia
[edit] Infrastructure of Russia
- Communications in Russia
- Energy in Russia
- Health care in Russia
- Transportation in Russia
- Airports in Russia
- Rail transport in Russia
- Roads in Russia
- Water supply and sanitation in Russia
[edit] See also
- List of basic geography topics
- List of international rankings
- List of Russia-related articles
- Russian Wikipedia
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Atlas of Russia- Interfax.com—News agency based in Moscow
- Daily-press—Newspapers and magazines in Russia
- Russia Profile English-language information service
- RussGUS Bibliographic database of German publications on Russia (about 175 000 positions)
- Government resources
- Russian News Agency Ria Novosti
- Duma—Official site of the parliamentary lower house (Russian)
- Federative Council—Official site of the parliamentary upper house
- Kremlin—Official presidential site
- Gov.ru—Official governmental portal (Russian)
- Russian Federation Today—Official issue of the Federal Assembly (Russian)
- Ministry of Foreign affairs
- Russian Federal Customs Service
- Central Bank of Russia
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