La Federación de Rusia o Russia is the largest country on the planet. It covers 1 / 8th of the earth's surface (6592,812 thousand square miles / 17.075.400 square feet km.) From Europe to Asia, even after the dissolution of the Soviet empire, Russia is undoubtedly the largest country of the worlds.
Vast Vast plains cover most of the territory of Russia where mountains are found mostly in the eastern and southern regions of, with the Ural Mountains constituting a natural backbone from north to south seperating European and Asian Russia.
The country has a great wealth of natural resources, producing 17% of the world's crude oil, 25-30% of its natural gas, and 10-20% of all non-ferrous, rare and noble metals mined throughout the world. world .
Most of the territory of Russia is in the temperate zone, although the variety of climates and habitats ranges from arctic tundra and tundra forests to steppes and semi-deserts.
Russia has the fifth largest population in the world (148.8 million people), after China, India, the United States and Indonesia. It contains some 130 nations and ethnic groups including Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Chuvashs, Jews, Bashkirs, Belarusians, and the Mordovians.
In relation to the government, Russia is a democratic state with a republican form of government. The head of state is the President, designed to be the guarantor of legality and government compliance with the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens.
In accordance with his status, the President determines the main direction of domestic and foreign policy and represents the country in its foreign relations. The president is elected for a five-year term by direct national suffrage and cannot be elected for more than two consecutive terms.
It is worth mentioning the Parliament that has 628 members and the so-called Federal Assembly that consists of two chambers: the State Duma (lower house) with 450 members, and the Federation Council (upper house) with 178 members, which represents the territories that make up the country.