1. RUSSIA
Russia

2. Balalaika--it descended from the domra, an instrument from the Caucasus region of Russia. There is also similarity to the Kazakh dombra, which has 2 strings, and the Mongolian topshur.

3. LOCATION 63.1252° N, 103.7540° E Northern & Eastern hemisphere
On European and Asian Continents
11 time zones

4. What does GMT stand for?
If it is 1:00 GMT, what time is it in the purple zone?

5. Time in Russia USZ1 Kaliningrad Time UTC+2 (MSK–1) MSK Moscow Time
    
USZ1
Kaliningrad Time
UTC+2
(MSK–1)
MSK
Moscow Time
UTC+3
(MSK±0)
SAMT
Samara Time
UTC+4
(MSK+1)
YEKT
Yekaterinburg Te
UTC+5
(MSK+2)
OMST
Omsk Time
UTC+6
(MSK+3)
KRAT
Krasnoyarsk Time
UTC+7
(MSK+4)
IRKT
Irkutsk Time
UTC+8
(MSK+5)
YAKT
Yakutsk Time
UTC+9
(MSK+6)
VLAT
Vladivostok Time
UTC+10
(MSK+7)
MAGT
Magadan Time
UTC+11
(MSK+8)
PETT
Kamchatka Time
UTC+12
(MSK+9)

6. Distance from RC
Distance-- Miles: 6,600 + miles
18-22 hours

7. Description Russia consists of broad plains and steppes.
Russia is 60 percent larger than the world's second- largest country, Canada. (who is 3rd?, 4th?)
Russia covers one eighth of the world.

8. Bordering Countries
Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, and Ukraine.

9. Climate There is a cold, arctic climate in the north (Siberia)
There is a sub-tropical hot climate near the Black Sea.

10. Physical Features North European Plain and the West Siberian Plain
Ural Mountains , Altai Mts, Salan Mts, Verkhoyansk Mts, Kolyma Mts

11. Where is Ulaan Baatar? Altay (Altai) Mountains?

14. People Russia is a multi-national state with over 185 ethnic groups.
Orthodox Christianity is Russia's largest religion with 75% of the population belonging to the Orthodox Christian Church.
Literature, philosophy, classical music, ballet, architecture, painting, cinema and animation are all traditions in Russia.

15. 8. Land Arable land Permanent crops
Any land not arable or under permanent crops; includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas etc.

16. Changes in Land
Coal-mining and metallurgical centers have severely polluted air and water and many areas of the landscape.
Metalurgy—mixing
of metals.

17. 10.
The majority of people that live in Russia live in the European part

18. 11. Settlement
Duchy of Muscovy began to consolidate its power and expand its territory this caused many people to travel towards Russia
Immigration began

19. 13. EXPORT GOODS
petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood and wood products, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures

20. 14. IMPORT GOODS
Consumer goods, machinery, vehicles, pharmaceutical products, plastic, semi- finished metal products, meat, fruits and nuts, optical and medical instruments, iron, steel

21. 15. Why not to live in Russia High demand and expensive Long winters
Bribery and corruption 

22. 16. Languages Russian Tatar (Tartar) Ukrainian Chuvash Bashir Mordvin
Circassian
Chechen

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24. 18. Similarity's to neighboring countries
Russia and the boarding states all have many different ethnic people within their borders.