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Location: transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Extends across 11 time zones and shares land boundaries with 14 countries & maritime bounaries with 2 countries – the USA and Japan.
Area: with its over 17 mil. sq km Russia is the biggest country in the world, encompassing 1/8^th of Earth’s inhabitable territory.
Population: over 147 mil. It’s the world’s 9^th and Europe’s most populous country.
Capital: Moscow – country’s biggest city. Other large cities are St. Petersburg Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod & Kazan.
Economy: 6^th largest in the world by GDP.
Main holidays & celebrations:
1^th – 6^th and 8^th of January – New Year’s vacation
7^th of January – Orthodox Christmas
8^th of March – International Women’s Day
1^th of May – Labor Day
9^th of May – Victory Day
12^th of June – Russia’s Day
4^th of November – Unity Day