2007-06-09 02:36:31 · 28 answers · asked by Vijayanpillai N 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Russia is a transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia (Asia and Europe). With an area of 17,075,400 km², Russia is the largest country in the world, covering almost twice the total area of the next-largest country, Canada, and has significant mineral and energy resources. Russia has the world's ninth-largest population. Russia shares land borders with the following countries (counter-clockwise from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It is also close to the United States (Alaska state), Sweden, and Japan across relatively small stretches of water (the Bering Strait, the Baltic Sea, and La Pérouse Strait, respectively).
2007-06-09 02:55:49 · answer #1 · answered by ђermiona 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Russia Continent
2016-10-05 11:32:16 · answer #2 · answered by koltz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russia does not belong to any particular continent. It is one of the few transcontinental countries in the world. By population most of the people live in European part and by area Asia can has the most of the part of Russia. That is why it is Eurasian country.
2016-05-20 22:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is comprised in two continent Europe and Asia - Hence it is called as Eurasia, which became Russia.
But, the major share is in Asia.*
2007-06-09 02:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by tdrajagopal 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Russia is in between Europe and Asia.
2007-06-10 11:20:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Russia is in Europe and Asia. the capital:Moscow it's in Europe
2007-06-09 04:04:02 · answer #6 · answered by Yleena 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Russia is on 2 continents... europe and asia... the mountains of Caucasus divides the portion of russia from europe and asia...
2007-06-09 02:58:13 · answer #7 · answered by musiclover2008 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Russia is in Asia
2007-06-13 00:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by J Saraswat 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The Russian Federation is the largest of the 21 republics that make up the Commonwealth of Independent States. It occupies most of eastern Europe and north Asia.
Euresia
2007-06-10 01:29:04 · answer #9 · answered by Bigguy 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Europe and Asia, Eurasia It switches over the Ural mountains.
but most major cities moscow, lenningrad are in europe more of siberia and open plains are in asia.
2007-06-09 03:47:08 · answer #10 · answered by jf 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋