List of basic Russia topics

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Russia, officially known as the Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, covering 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi) - more than an eighth of the Earth’s land area. It is a transcontinental country extending across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe; it spans 11 time zones and incorporates a great range of environments and landforms. With 142 million people, Russia is the ninth most populated country. Russia has the world's largest mineral and energy resources, has the world's largest forest reserves, and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's unfrozen fresh water.

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to Russia:

Contents 1 Geography of Russia 1.1 Environment of Russia 1.1.1 Geographic features of Russia 1.2 Regions of Russia 1.2.1 Ecoregions of Russia 1.2.2 Administrative divisions of Russia 1.2.2.1 Republics of Russia 1.2.2.2 Oblasts of Russia 1.2.2.3 Krais of Russia 1.2.2.4 Autonomous oblasts of Russia 1.2.2.5 Autonomous okrugs of Russia 1.2.2.6 Federal cities of Russia 1.2.2.7 Municipalities of Russia 1.3 Demography of Russia 2 Government and politics of Russia 2.1 Branches of the government of Russia 2.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Russia 2.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Russia 2.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Russia 2.2 Foreign relations of Russia 2.2.1 International organization membership 2.3 Law and order in Russia 2.4 Military of Russia 2.5 Local government in Russia 3 History of Russia 4 Culture of Russia 4.1 The Arts in Russia 4.2 Sports in Russia 5 Economy of Russia 6 Education in Russia 7 Infrastructure of Russia 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

• International rankings of Russia

[edit] Geography of Russia

Main article: Geography of Russia

• Russia is: a country
• Location: transcontinental (lies in both Europe and Asia)
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Eastern Europe
      • Asia
        • North Asia
• Population:
• Size:
• Atlas of Russia
• Extreme points of Russia

[edit] Environment of Russia

Main article: Environment of Russia

• Climate of Russia
• Ecology of Russia
  • Ecoregions in Russia
  • Renewable energy in Russia
• Geology of Russia
• National parks of Russia
• Protected areas of Russia
• Wildlife of Russia
  • Flora of Russia
  • Fauna of Russia
    • Birds of Russia
    • Mammals of Russia

[edit] Geographic features of Russia

Main article: Landforms of Russia

• Fjords of Russia
• Glaciers of Russia
• Islands of Russia
• Lakes of Russia
  • Caspian Sea (lake with 1.3% salinity, about a third the salinity of seawater. Compare with Great Salt Lake.)
• Mountains of Russia
  • Caucasus Mountains
  • Ural Mountains
  • Volcanoes in Russia
• Plains of Russia
  • West Siberian Plain
• Rivers of Russia
  • Waterfalls of Russia
• Valleys of Russia
• World Heritage Sites in Russia

[edit] Regions of Russia

Main article: Regions of Russia

• Economic regions of Russia
• European Russia
• White Nights
• North Caucasus
• Siberia (Asian Russia - the part of Russia that is in Asia)

[edit] Ecoregions of Russia

Main article: Ecoregions in Russia

[edit] Administrative divisions of Russia

Main article: Subdivisions of Russia

• Federal subjects of Russia (83)
  • Republics of Russia (21)
  • Oblasts of Russia (46)
  • Krais of Russia (9)
  • Autonomous oblasts of Russia (1)
  • Autonomous okrugs of Russia (4)
  • Federal cities of Russia (2)
• List of federal subjects of Russia by area
• List of federal subjects of Russia by population
• Types of inhabited localities in Russia

[edit] Republics of Russia

Adygea Altai Bashkortostan Buryatia Dagestan Ingushetia Kabardino-Balkaria	8. Kalmykia 9. Karachay-Cherkessia 10. Karelia 11. Komi 12. Mari El 13. Mordovia 14. Sakha (Yakutia)	15. North Ossetia-Alania 16. Tatarstan 17. Tuva 18. Udmurtia 19. Khakassia 20. Chechnya 21. Chuvashia

[edit] Oblasts of Russia

1. Amur 2. Arkhangelsk 3. Astrakhan 4. Belgorod 5. Bryansk 6. Chelyabinsk 7. Chita 8. Irkutsk 9. Ivanovo 10. Kaliningrad

11. Kaluga 12. Kemerovo 13. Kirov 14. Kostroma 15. Kurgan 16. Kursk 17. Leningrad 18. Lipetsk 19. Magadan 20. Moscow

21. Murmansk 22. Nizhny Novgorod 23. Novgorod 24. Novosibirsk 25. Omsk 26. Orenburg 27. Oryol 28. Penza 29. Pskov 30. Rostov

31. Ryazan 32. Sakhalin 33. Samara 34. Saratov 35. Smolensk 36. Sverdlovsk 37. Tambov 38. Tomsk 39. Tver 40. Tula

41. Tyumen 42. Ulyanovsk 43. Vladimir 44. Volgograd 45. Vologda 46. Voronezh 47. Yaroslavl

[edit] Krais of Russia

1.Altai Krai 2.Kamchatka Krai 3.Khabarovsk Krai

4.Krasnodar Krai 5.Krasnoyarsk Krai 6.Perm Krai

7.Primorsky Krai 8.Stavropol Krai 9.Zabaykalsky Krai

[edit] Autonomous oblasts of Russia

Russia has one autonomous oblast (autonomous province), the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (shaded dark blue).

[edit] Autonomous okrugs of Russia

1. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 2. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug 3. Nenets Autonomous Okrug 4. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

[edit] Federal cities of Russia

Moscow Saint Petersburg

[edit] Municipalities of Russia

Main article: Municipalities of Russia

• Capital of Russia: Capital of Russia
• Cities of Russia

[edit] Demography of Russia

Main article: Demographics of Russia

• 2002 Census

[edit] Government and politics of Russia

Main article: Government of Russia and Politics of Russia

• Form of government: federal presidential republic
• Capital of Russia: Moscow

• Elections in Russia
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Russia
• Political scandals of Russia
• Taxation in Russia

[edit] Branches of the government of Russia

Main article: Government of Russia

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Russia

• Head of state: President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev
  • State Council of the Russian Federation (advisory board to the Head of State)
  • Presidential Administration of Russia (President's support staff)
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin
  • Public Chamber of Russia
  • 17 Ministries
  • 7 Federal Services
  • 30+ Federal Agencies

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Russia

• Federal Assembly of Russia (bicameral parliament)
  • Upper house: Federation Council of Russia
  • Lower house: State Duma

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Russia

Main article: Judiciary of Russia

• Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
• Supreme Court of Russia

[edit] Foreign relations of Russia

Main article: Foreign relations of Russia

• Diplomatic missions of Russia
• United States-Russia relations

[edit] International organization membership

Russia is a member of:

• Commonwealth of Independent States
• G8
• United Nations
  • United Nations Security Council (permanent member)

[edit] Law and order in Russia

Main article: Law of Russia

• Capital punishment in Russia
• Constitution of Russia
• Crime in Russia
• Human rights in Russia
  • LGBT rights in Russia
  • Freedom of religion in Russia
• Law enforcement in Russia
• Media freedom in Russia

[edit] Military of Russia

Main article: Military of Russia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Russia
• Forces
  • Army of Russia
  • Navy of Russia
  • Air and Air Defense Forces of Russia
  • Special forces of Russia
• Military history of Russia
• Military ranks of Russia

[edit] Local government in Russia

Main article: Local government in Russia

[edit] History of Russia

Main articles: History of Russia, Timeline of Russian history, and Current events of Russia

Ancient Russia Proto-Indo-Europeans Scythians Bosporan Kingdom Khazaria Early East Slavs East Slavs Rus' Khaganate Kievan Rus' Mongol invasion of Rus

Tatar invasions Volga Bulgaria Golden Horde Grand Duchy of Moscow Tsardom of Russia Russian Empire World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War

Soviet Union Russian SFSR World War II Cold War Soviet war in Afghanistan Russian Federation Military history Postal French invasion of Russia

[edit] Culture of Russia

Main article: Culture of Russia and Russians

• Architecture of Russia
• Cuisine of Russia
• Ethnic minorities in Russia
• Festivals in Russia
• Humor in Russia
• Languages of Russia
  • Russian language
• Media in Russia
• National symbols of Russia
  • Coat of arms of Russia
  • Flag of Russia
  • List of Russian flags
  • National anthem of Russia
• People of Russia
  • Famous Russians
• Prostitution in Russia
• Public holidays in Russia
• Records of Russia
• Religion in Russia
  • Buddhism in Russia
  • Christianity in Russia
  • Hinduism in Russia
  • Islam in Russia
  • Judaism in Russia
  • Sikhism in Russia
• Russian folklore
• Russian martial arts
• World Heritage Sites in Russia

[edit] The Arts in Russia

Russian architecture Art in Russia Russian avant-garde Ballet in Russia

Cinema of Russia Literature of Russia Music of Russia

Television in Russia Theatre in Russia Opera in Russia

[edit] Sports in Russia

Main article: Sports in Russia

• Football in Russia

[edit] Economy of Russia

Main article: Economy of Russia

• Economic rank:

• Agriculture in Russia
• Banking in Russia
  • Central Bank of Russia
• Communications in Russia
• Companies of Russia
• Currency of Russia: Russian Ruble
• Defense industry of Russia
• Economic history of Russia
• Energy policy of Russia
• Mining in Russia
• Oil industry in Russia
• Tourism in Russia
• Transport in Russia

• Russia Stock Exchange

[edit] Education in Russia

Main article: Education in Russia

[edit] Infrastructure of Russia

• Communications in Russia
  • Internet in Russia
  • List of Russian-language television channels
• Energy in Russia
• Health care in Russia
• Transportation in Russia
  • Airports in Russia
  • Rail transport in Russia
  • Roads in Russia
• Water supply and sanitation in Russia

[edit] See also

• List of basic geography topics
• List of international rankings
• List of Russia-related articles
• Russian Wikipedia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Find more about Russia on Wikipedia's sister projects:
	Dictionary definitions
	Textbooks
	Quotations
	Source texts
	Images and media
	News stories
	Learning resources

• Wikimedia Atlas of Russia
• Interfax.com—News agency based in Moscow
• Daily-press—Newspapers and magazines in Russia
• Russia Profile English-language information service
• RussGUS Bibliographic database of German publications on Russia (about 175 000 positions)

Government resources

• Russian News Agency Ria Novosti
• Duma—Official site of the parliamentary lower house (Russian)
• Federative Council—Official site of the parliamentary upper house
• Kremlin—Official presidential site
• Gov.ru—Official governmental portal (Russian)
• Russian Federation Today—Official issue of the Federal Assembly (Russian)
• Ministry of Foreign affairs
• Russian Federal Customs Service
• Central Bank of Russia

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