1. RUSSIA
By: Lauren Geary

2. What is Russia’s capital? What are the latitude and longitude?
Russia’s capital is Moscow
Latitude
Longitude

3. What is a major body of water?
The Volga river is one of the major bodies of water in Russia

4. What is the highest point?
Mount elbrus
18,510 feet not
Far from the
capital

5. What is the most popular sport?
Bandy is just russian Hockey. Lots of people like playing the game too.

6. What is an important celebration?
Russian Orthodox Christmas is an important celebration it was banned in but came back around 1992.

7. What are the most exported goods and famous companies?
Energy (like gas and coal) are some exported goods and surgutneftegas is a famous company

8. Is the country a part of the European union?
Russia is not a part of the European Union

9. Who is a famous celebrity?
Peter the Great is a famous celebrity in Russia

10. Who is a famous political figure?
One famous political leader is Joseph Stalin though he wasn’t the most respected he is still very well known

11. Was the country involved in World War I?
Yes Russia was involved in WW1 they were on the side of the Allies.

12. Was the country involved in WWII?
Yes Russia did participate in WW2 on the side of the allies and Russia was actually called the soviet union

13. Who is the current leader of the Russia?
Vladimir Putin is the current leader in Russia

14. What system of government does Russia have now?
Federal semi- presidential republic

15. Important event in Russia’s history
Poles occupy Moscow

16. Iconic landmark in Russia
State Hermitage Museum is very well known in Russia

17. What is Russia’s population?
The population in was 142,905,200

18. What religion is practiced the most in Russia?
Orthodox christianity 75% , Islam 5% ,Judaism and Buddhism 1% , random 1% , atheists 8%

19. What climate region is Russia in?
Russia is cold all the time it varies from 45 degrees fahrenheit to -96 degrees fahrenheit

20. What is the primary language spoken in Russia?
Russian is the most spoken but there are 35 primary languages around the country Russia

21. What is the relationship Russia has with the US?
It is kind of on the fence we have had our ups and downs together but our relationship is probably on the good side but it’s an on and off kind of thing

22. Works Cited
“Moscow, Russia” latlong.net ,
“Main Rivers in Russia” David Jenison, n.d.,
“Mount Elbrus Facts About Europe’s Highest Mountain” Kim Ann Zimmerman,
“Sport in Russia” Robert Wood, 2014,
“Top festivals in Moscow and around Russia” expatica.com,
“Foreign trade, Economy of Russia” Advantour, 2001,
“6 Most Profitable Companies in Russia” Swift, 2017,
“Is Russia in the European Union?” Quora, n.d.,
“Famous People From Russia” Ranker, 2017,
“Famous Russian Political Leaders” thefamouspeople.com, n.d.,
“World War 1” esuhsd.org, n.d.,