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Russia officially known as the Russian Federation and is the largest country in the world by far; spanning eleven time zones, its territory covers nearly twice as much of the earth as that of the next largest country, Canada.
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And It is a federal semi-presidential democratic republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Because it was largest country , Russia shares borders with a lot of countries which is from northwest to southeast such as Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland , Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan and the United States. In addition, this country has both extensive coastlines bordering the Arctic Ocean and Northwest Pacific, as well as smaller coastlines on the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas. Russia has a wide variety of beautiful and charming places to attract tourists. Noticeably, This country contains 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 40 UNESCO Biosphere reserves,40 National Parks and 101 nature reserves. Russia has a wide natural resource base, including major deposits of timber, petroleum, natural gas, coal, ores and other mineral resources. Major tourist routes in Russia include a travel around the Golden Ring of ancient cities, cruises on the big rivers like Volga, and long journeys on the famous Trans-Siberian Railway. Most popular tourist destinations in Russia are Moscow and Saint Petersburg, the current and the former capitals of the country and great cultural centers, recognized as World Cities. With a lot of attractive and beautiful scenery, tourists can experience and explore this wonderful country.
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