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Russia?is?the?biggest country on Earth. Russia is so big that the whole United States could fit inside it nearly twice. In fact, if you started from one end of Russia, you would travel almost halfway around the world before you reached the other end! Russia?extends?across two continents. About one-third of it lies in Europe. The rest stretches all the way across northern Asia. The Ural Mountains, which run north to south, divide European Russia from Asian Russia. In all, about 141 million people live in Russia. Russia’s?weather?is?a lot like that of Canada—the world’s second biggest country in area. Russia lies about as far north as Canada. The weather tends to be cold, with long winters and short summers. Facts About Russia Official name Russian Federation Capital Moscow Official language Russian Population 141,000,000 people Rank among countries in population 8th Major cities Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod Area 6,590,000 square miles17,100,000 square kilometers Rank among countries in area 1st Highest point Elbrus18,510 feet/5,642 meters Currency Ruble EUROPEAN RUSSIA A?great?plain?stretches over European Russia. Slow-moving rivers crisscross this plain, including the Volga, the Daugava, and the Don. Most Russians live in this part of the country. In?the?north,?many?swamps and lakes dot the plain. In the south, the rich soils make good farmland. MOSCOW AND SAINT PETERSBURG More?than?ten?cities?in European Russia have over 1 million people, but the largest by far is Moscow, Russia’s capital. Moscow grew up on the banks of the Moscow River. Today, it is a city of more than 10 million people. At?the?heart?of?Moscow is a famous old fortress called the Kremlin. Today, the Kremlin is the seat of the Russian government. At the foot of the Kremlin’s eastern walls is Red Square, a vast public square that has been the scene of many famous events in Russian history. On the south end of Red Square is Saint Basil’s Cathedral. The cathedral’s multi