1. RUSSIAN FEDERATION BY DANIEL CARLETON

2.  Russia’s full name is Russian federation.  The population is 143,000,001 (approx.).  The Russian flag is blue, white and red. LET’S BEGIN!

3. HOW BIG IS RUSSIA?  Russia is the biggest country in the world!  The overall area of Russia is 17,075,400km2! Very…

4. The winter Olympics are being held in Sochi, Russia. It is the most expensive Olympics in history! THE OLYMPICS

5. Some of the events this year are: Bobsleigh, skeleton, louge, alpine, slalom, ski cross, moguls, ski half- pipe, Snowboard half- pipe, snowboard cross, speed skating, short track, ski jump, ski cross-country, and many, many more! THE OLYMPICS CONTINUED

6. TECHNOLOGY Russia’s space agency is NASA’s main rival. Their astronauts are called cosmonauts. Their internet domain is.ru;.su;.rf.

7.  The Prime minister of Russia is Dmitry Medvedev.  The first Prime minister was Vladimir Putin. RUSSIAN POLITICS Do you like Russia?

8. 1.Saint Basil’s Cathedral, 2.Red square, 3.Moscow Kremlin, 4.Winter Palace, 5.Kizhi, 6.Gorky park, 7.Luzniki stadium, And many more… LANDMARKS

9. Russia shares borders with many countries, including China, Ukraine, North Korea and Norway. Russians drive on the right-hand side of the road. Russia has a wide range of natural resources and is one of the world’s largest producers of oil. Russians drive on the right-hand side of the road. Russia has over 40 national parks and 100 wildlife reserves. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world. It reaches 1642 metres in depth and contains around 20% of the world’s unfrozen fresh water MORE FACTS

10. 9 of Russia's animals are: Wolverine, the lynx, common northern viper, the wild boar, he polar bear, Wolverine the grey wolf, Amur tiger, the brown bear, catfish. NATIVE ANIMALS

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