1. Russia

2. Capital: Moscow (10.9 million)
Population: 143,420,300
Capital: Moscow (10.9 million)
Red Square
KGB Headquarters

3. Russia is the largest country in terms of land area.
Land Area: 6,592,769 sq miles
Russia is the largest country
in terms of land area.
Russia has 11 time zones
Russia is only 10 miles from the
United States.
Siberia

4. Interesting Facts Located in both Asia and Europe Lake Baikal:
The Ural Mts. Separate Asia form Europe
Story of Russian Royal
Family at the time of the
Russian Revolution (1917)
Lake Baikal:
2nd Largest lake in the
world

5. Used to be called the Soviet Union
The Cold War = Non- shooting war
Between the USSR / USA ( )

6. Russian Sports Hockey Basketball Tennis Gymnastics Figure skating
Nordic Skiing

7. Russian Food Lamb Sausage Troika – bear stroganoff Layered Cakes
Whale stake
Fish Soup

8. Flag