RUSSIA Gadjieva Nilgun 2017

Content Name of the country State symbols and the Flag Population and ethnic groups Main cities and the capital Geographical features

Name of the country The official or political name of the country is THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, which has the abbreviation RF.

Name of the country Before the revolution in 1917, it was known as the RUSSIAN EMPIRE. Then afterwards it was known as the RUSSIAN SOVIET FEDERAL SOCIALIST REPUBLIC-RSFSR.

State symbols and the Flag The Russian flag is sometimes called the IMPERIAL FLAG. The flag existed until the revolution in 1917. On 21 August 1991, the flag was officially adopted by the Russian President and the Russian Parliament.

State symbols and the Flag In Russia the colors of the current flag symbolise: White – frankness and generosity Blue – honesty and wisdom Red – courage and love

State symbols and the Flag The Russian National Emblem is the golden DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE with a horseman on a shield on the eagle`s breast with a red background. Above the two heads of the eagle, there is an historical crown. The first emblem of the double-headed eagle was introduced in 1480

Population and ethnic groups The population of Russia is 140.3 million. Composition of ethnic groups: Russian, Tatar, Ukrainian, Chuvash, Bashkir, Belorussia, Mordva and other nations.

Main cities and the capital Capital of Russia: Moscow The main cities of Russia: St Petersburg, Nizhni-Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Tver, Volgograd, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Perm.

Geographical features Highest mountains: Elbrus, 5,642 metres Longest river: The Lena, 4,400 kilometres Largest lake: Lake Baikal, 31,5 square kilometres, 1,620 metres deep; The Caspian Sea, 371,000 square kilometres. Borders: Сhina, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Belorussia, the Ukraine, The US.