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– in Europe and Asia

– is situated both in Europe and Asia

– The Russian Federation is situated both in Europe and Asia.

– sq. km

– over 17 mln. sq. km

– Its total area is over 17 mln. sq. km.

– the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific

– is washed by 12 seas of 3 oceans: the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific

– Our land is washed by 12 seas of 3 oceans: the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific.

– with the USA

– a sea-border with the USA

– It also has a sea-border with the USA.

– highlands and deserts in our land

– plains and steppes, taiga and tundra, highlands and deserts in our land

– There are numerous forests, plains and steppes, taiga and tundra, highlands and deserts in our land.

– to continental and subtropical

– from arctic and mild - to continental and subtropical

– The climate conditions are rather different: from arctic and mild - to continental and subtropical.

– different ores of ferrous and non-ferrous metals

– oil, natural gas, coal, different ores of ferrous and non-ferrous metals

– the richest in natural resources countries in the world: oil, natural gas, coal, different ores of ferrous and non-ferrous metals

– Our country is one of the richest in natural resources countries in the world: oil, natural gas, coal, and different ores of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

– automobile, textile, chemical and others

– machine-building, aircraft, aerospace, automobile, textile, chemical and others.

– The main industrial branches are machine-building, aircraft, aerospace, automobile, textile, chemical and others.

– judicial

– executive and judicial

– legislative, executive and judicial

– The country government consists of 3 branches: legislative, executive and judicial.

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Russia

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. It occupies one seventh of the Earth surface. The Russian Federation is situated both in Europe and Asia. Its total area is over 17 million square km. Our land is washed by 12 seas of 3 oceans: the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific. It also has a sea-border with the USA.

There are numerous forests, plains and steppes, taiga and tundra, highlands and deserts in our land. The highest mountains in our land are the Altai, the Urals and the Caucasus. There are over two thousand rivers in the RF. The longest of them are the Volga, the Ob, the Yenissei, the Lena and the Amur. Our land is also reach in various lakes with the deepest lake in the world, the Baikal, included.

There are 9 time zones on the territory of Russia. The climate conditions are rather different: from arctic and mild to continental and subtropical. Our country is one of the richest in natural resources countries in the world: oil, natural gas, coal, and different ores of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The main industrial branches are machine-building, aircraft, aerospace, automobile, textile, chemical and others.

The RF is a multinational state. The population of the country is over 140 million people. The RF is a constitutional republic headed by the President.

The country government consists of 3 branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The President controls only the executive branch - the government, but not the Supreme Court and the Federal Assembly.

The legislative power belongs to the Federal Assembly comprising two chambers: The Council of Federation (upper Chamber) and the State Duma (lower Chamber). Each chamber is headed by the Speaker.

The executive power belongs to the government (the Cabinet of Ministers) headed by the Prime Minister.

The judicial power belongs to the system of Courts comprising the Constitutional Court and federal courts.

Our country has a multiparty system. The foreign policy of the RF is that of international cooperation, peace and friendship with all nations irrespective of their political and social systems. [1]