The Russian Federation.
The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. It occupies
about one-seventh of the earth’s surface. It’s total area is about 17
million square kilometers. The country is washed by 12 seas of 3 oceans :
the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Arctic. Russia borders with many country.
They are : Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway,
Finland, the Baltic states, Belorussia and the Ukraine. It also has a sea
border with the USA. The population of the Russian Federation is nearly 250
million people. The capital of the country is Moscow. It’s its largest
political, scientific, cultural and economical center. Russia is very rich
in mineral resources. There is gold, platinum, diamonds, coal, peat, oil,
gas and wood. There are over two million rivers in Russia. The Europe’s
biggest river , the Volga , flows into the Caspian sea. Others main rivers
are : the Ob, the Yenisei, the Lena and the Amur. Russia is also rich in
beautiful lakes. The world biggest lake - the Caspian sea and the world
deepest lake - Lake Baikal are in it. Russia has one-six of the world’s
forests. They are concentrated in the European north of the country, in
Siberia and in Far East. On the vast territory of the country there are
different types of climate, from arctic in the north to subtropical in the
south. In the middle of the country the climate is continental. Russia has
four beautiful seasons : winter , spring , summer and autumn. They are very
different. The Russian Federation is a parliamentary republic. The Head of
State is the President. He is elected for 4 years and his powers are
limited by the Duma. At present Russia has some political and economical
problems. (The price are rising, the rate of inflation is very high, people
are losing their jobs and many factories are stopped). But I believe that
in the future the young generation of your country will sold all these
problems and they shall make “Great” Russia as strong and powerful as it
used to be.
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