largest country by area in the world - is the Russian Federation, Canada, China, the US and Brazil.If judged by such criteria as population, this rating takes an entirely different view.This measure leaders are China, India, USA, Indonesia and Brazil.
As already noted above, the status of the country with the largest area is Russia.In the state, according to the latest census, population of about 143 million people.Of these, 81% are Russians, 3.87% - by the Tatars, 1.41% - to the Ukrainians, 1.15% - to the Bashkirs.In general, the Russian Federation, there are about two hundred different nationalities.Despite this, the largest area country in the world can boast a large number of cities with populations of over one million people.Here they are only fourteen.The largest of these is the state capital - Moscow.By the number of living people in the country Russia ranks sixth in the world.
With regard to the area of the state, it is more than seventeen million square kilometers.This is about twelve and a half percent of the total land area.In connection with such large size Russia is once in four climatic zones, including the arctic, subarctic, temperate and subtropical.It is therefore the temperature varies in the state over a fairly wide range.In particular, in the history of observations of the smallest figure in the country was recorded in 1924 in Oymyakon.Then the temperature was 71.2 degrees below zero.Record high temperatures were recorded in Kalmykia in 2010 (45.4 degrees Celsius).
largest country in area located mainly in the lowlands and plains.At the same time, it has many mountain ranges, the largest of which is the backbone of the Sikhote-Alin and the Greater Caucasus.Moreover, there are also a large number of volcanoes, including existing ones.
Our country is one of the world leaders in terms of fresh water reserves of the Russian Federation which occupies a leading position.It is in its territory is the largest freshwater lake in the world Baikal.Its area is almost 32 thousand square kilometers.The biggest area of the country in its bosom has a lot of minerals, of which the most valuable is considered to be oil.In one form or another it is produced in almost all regions of Russia.Also of note is a huge amount of natural gas.On the territory of our country it occurs in approximately 25 thousand species of plants.Especially their diversity is celebrated in the Caucasus and the Far East.
biggest largest country boasts good and fertile soils.The fact that about half of all world reserves of black soil is concentrated in the Russian Federation.Throughout its history the state has always belonged to the leaders of agriculture.Despite this, local farmers are at greater risk, because the length of the growing season we have is only about four months, while in Europe and America - to nine.
