Wikijunior:Europe/Russia
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Russia is the largest country in the world. Most of the country is located in Asia but the major centres of population are in Europe. In Europe it shares borders with Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Norway and Azerbaijan. The capital city is Moscow. Other big cities in European Russia are St. Petersburg and Murmansk. The currency of Russia is the Ruble.
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[edit] Russia's History
[edit] Russia's Geography
The Russian climate and geography is very diverse. In western Russia there are the world's largest forest reserves which are often known as the Lungs of Europe.
Mount Elbrus is the largest mountain in Europe at 5,642 metres.
[edit] Russia's People
Ethnic Russians are about 80% of the population in Russia. Other significant minorities include Tatars and Ukrainians. The language of Russia is Russian. Because of Russia's enormous size there are many religions practiced in the country. The majority of people are Orthodox Christian but there are also large minorities of Muslims, Buddhists, Catholic Christians and Jews.
[edit] Russia's Sights
The majority of tourists to Russia visit the western cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
