1. RUSSIA
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Nilgun
2017

2. Content Name of the country State symbols and the Flag
Population and ethnic groups
Main cities and the capital
Geographical features

3. Name of the country
The official or political name of the country is THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, which has the abbreviation RF.

4. Name of the country
Before the revolution in 1917, it was known as the RUSSIAN EMPIRE.
Then afterwards it was known as the RUSSIAN SOVIET FEDERAL SOCIALIST REPUBLIC-RSFSR.

5. State symbols and the Flag
The Russian flag is sometimes called the IMPERIAL FLAG.
The flag existed until the revolution in 1917.
On 21 August 1991, the flag was officially adopted by the Russian President and the Russian Parliament.

6. State symbols and the Flag
In Russia the colors of the current flag symbolise:
White – frankness and generosity
Blue – honesty and wisdom
Red – courage and love

7. State symbols and the Flag
The Russian National Emblem is the golden DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE with a horseman on a shield on the eagle`s breast with a red background. Above the two heads of the eagle, there is an historical crown.
The first emblem of the double-headed eagle was introduced in 1480

8. Population and ethnic groups
The population of Russia is million.
Composition of ethnic groups: Russian, Tatar, Ukrainian, Chuvash, Bashkir, Belorussia, Mordva and other nations.

9. Main cities and the capital
Capital of Russia: Moscow
The main cities of Russia: St Petersburg, Nizhni-Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Tver, Volgograd, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Perm.

10. Geographical features
Highest mountains: Elbrus, 5,642 metres
Longest river: The Lena, 4,400 kilometres
Largest lake: Lake Baikal, 31,5 square kilometres, 1,620 metres deep; The Caspian Sea, 371,000 square kilometres.
Borders: Сhina, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Belorussia, the Ukraine, The US.