Russia
Russian Federation
Russia is a country in Eastern Europe, Europe. Its capital is Moscow, home to roughly 144,478,050 people across 17,098,242 km² of land.
Key facts
- Capital
- Moscow
- Continent
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Population
- 144,478,050
- Land area
- 17,098,242 km²
- ISO codes
- RU / RUS
- Languages
- Russian
Did you know?
- Lake Baikal holds about 20% of the world's unfrozen freshwater and is the planet's deepest lake.
- The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses roughly 9,000 km from European Russia to the Pacific.
- Matryoshka nesting dolls, onion-domed churches, and ballet are icons of Russian folk and high culture.
- Russian literature gave the world Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and Pushkin.
- The Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow are UNESCO World Heritage Sites at the heart of Russian history.
Bordering countries
Azerbaijan
Belarus
China
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Kazakhstan
North Korea
Latvia
Lithuania
Mongolia
Norway
Poland
UkrainePractice with geography games
Studying Russia is easier when you put facts into practice. Try these free games to reinforce flags, capitals, and comparative geography.
- Flag Colors
Guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact color percentages — no symbols, just hues. Six tries with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal
A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited guesses, scored by speed.
- Guess the Capital
See a country name and its flag — name the capital city in six tries. Hints reveal the first letter, subregion, language, and more.
- Country from Capital
Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, and blurred-flag hints.