Formation
Dec 25, 1991
Dec 25, 1991
Moscow
143.4 million (2021)
The largest country in the world, spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Russia extends across eleven time zones. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Moscow's famous Red Square was completed in the late 19th century. Russia has Europe's longest river, the Volga. It has the longest railway in the world, the famous Trans-Siberian Railway.