Geography of Russia

The map of Russia
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Russia is the largest country in the world.
Our country is located in Europe and Asia.
The territory of Russia is 17 mln. square kilometres.
Russia is washed by 12 seas and 3 oceans: the Atlantic, the Arctic, the Pacific.
There are a lot of mountains in Russia: the Caucasus, the Altai and the Urals.
Russia has a lot of rivers and lakes.
The capital of Russia is Moscow.
The population of Russia is 150 mln. people.
The other big cities are St. Petersburg, Nizni Novgorod, Kazan, Yaroslavl, Rostov, Samara and Perm, my native city
The Russian Federation

The Volga
The Volga River is the longest river in Europe.
Its length is 3690 km.
It runs into the Caspian Sea.

The longest rivers in Siberia are the Ob, the Lena, the Yenisey. The Amur is the longest river in the Far East.

Lake Baikal
The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
Its depth is 1642 meters.

The Caucasus
The highest peak is Mountain Elbrus in the Caucasus.
It's 5642 meters high

The Urals
The Urals are very old mountains in Russia.
The highest point of the Ural Mountains is the mountain Narodnaya (1895 meters high)