Russian Federation - the largest country in the world.Its area - one-sixth of the land of the whole earth, and the population - more than 143 million. People.The length of the borders of Russia - 63 993 kilometers.State border Russia has with many countries in Europe and Asia.In the northwest lies the border with Norway in the 219.1 km south of the border with Finland in 1325.8 kilometers.At the state border of the Russian Federation with the countries of Scandinavia ends.
Further south along the river Narva (or Narova) the border with Estonia to 466.8 kilometers, then the Latvian border, 270 km.RF state border with Poland and Lithuania goes through Kaliningrad (Konigsberg in the past), and its region, and is 236 and 288 kilometers respectively.
following border - with our Eastern Slavic sisters - 1925 km Ukraine and Belarus - in 1239 km.
The boundary with the other former Soviet republics: Georgia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Azerbaijan.It so happened that during its relative brevity of the border for centuries brought a lot of trouble the Russian rulers.And the protection of the state border of the Russian Federation in this area has always required much effort.
Almost half of all southern borders take border with Kazakhstan - 7512 km.Kazakhstan - a very rich, big and interesting from a cultural point of view of the country.
Then comes the small - just 12 km - the border with China.This country covers all the eastern, southern and western borders of Mongolia and again comes into contact with Russia at 4209 km.The border with the once mighty, now lost in the desert steppes of the country - Mongolia - 3 485.
Then we border with North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea - 39.4 kilometers.
Russia goes to three oceans and many seas, and it also has borders with different countries.The state border of the Russian Federation on the sea: Norway (23 km), Finland (54.1 km), Estonia (150 km), Lithuania (in Kaliningrad - 22 km), Poland (on Kaliningrad - 32 km), Ukraine (320 km)Georgia (22), Azerbaijan (22), Kazakhstan (85.9 km), North Korea (22.1), Japan (194.3), USA (49 km).
The presence of such a large number of borders with different countries have their own pros and cons.
Firstly, this is a huge transit opportunities.With the development of the system of air travel, a well-stocked warehouses, rapid and branched report railways could earn good money on the logistics of imported goods from Asia to Europe, Africa, America, and vice versa.Unfortunately for the stable functioning of the system in Russia is too poorly developed transport capabilities.
Secondly, it is a good opportunity for cooperation with neighboring countries.Russian tourists can go without a problem in many countries, there are great opportunities for importing and exporting.
state border of the Russian Federation may also become a problem because of its length: in case of war may receive a lot of enemies, it is difficult to control the irrepressible flow of illegal immigration from third world countries, it takes a lot of effort and money for the productive work of border services.
Russian Federation has the largest area and the longest border in the world.Along the length of the border over the equator passes through all climatic zones and time zones.
