Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Outline of Russia

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Outline of Russia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Russia.

Contents

The Russian Federation, commonly known as Russia, is the most extensive country in the world, covering 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), more than an eighth of the Earth’s land area. Russia is a transcontinental country extending across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe; it spans 11 time zones and incorporates a great range of environments and landforms. With 143 million people, Russia is the eighth most populated country. Russia has the world's largest mineral and energy resources, has the world's largest forest reserves, and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the Earth's fresh liquid water.

Geography of Russia

  • Russia is: a country
  • Location: transcontinental (lies in both Europe and Asia)
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
  • Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Asia
  • North Asia
  • Time zones:
  • Kaliningrad Time – UTC+03
  • Moscow Time – UTC+04
  • Samara Time – UTC+05
  • Yekaterinburg Time – UTC+06
  • Omsk Time – UTC+07
  • Krasnoyarsk Time – UTC+08
  • Irkutsk Time – UTC+09
  • Yakutsk Time – UTC+10
  • Vladivostok Time – UTC+11
  • Magadan Time – UTC+12
  • Kamchatka Time – UTC+13
  • Extreme points of Russia
  • High: Mount Elbrus 5,642 m (18,510 ft) – highest point in Europe
  • Low: Caspian Sea −28 m (−92 ft) – lowest point in Europe
  • Land boundaries: 20,242 km
  • Coastline: 37,653 km
  • Population of Russia: 142,942,000 people (2010 census) – 8th most populous country
  • Area of Russia: 17,075,400 km2 (6,592,800 sq mi) – 1st largest country
  • Atlas of Russia

    • Environment of Russia

  • Climate of Russia
  • Environmental issues in Russia
  • Ecoregions in Russia
  • Renewable energy in Russia
  • Geology of Russia
  • National Parks of Russia
  • Nature Reserves ("Zapovedniks") in Russia
  • Ramsar Wetlands in Russia
  • Protected areas of Russia
  • Wildlife of Russia
  • Fauna of Russia
  • Birds of Russia
  • Mammals of Russia

    • Geographic features of Russia

  • Glaciers of Russia
  • Islands of Russia
  • Lakes of Russia
  • Caspian Sea (lake with 1.3% salinity, about a third the salinity of seawater. Compare with Great Salt Lake.)
  • Mountains of Russia
  • Caucasus Mountains
  • Ural Mountains
  • Volcanoes in Russia
  • Plains of Russia
  • West Siberian Plain
  • Rivers of Russia
  • Waterfalls of Russia
  • Valleys of Russia
  • World Heritage Sites in Russia

    • Regions of Russia

  • Central Russia
  • North Caucasus
  • Siberia
  • Russian Far East
  • Economic regions of Russia

    • Subdivisions of Russia

  • Federal subjects of Russia (83)
  • Republics of Russia (22)
  • Oblasts of Russia (46)
  • Krais of Russia (9)
  • Autonomous oblasts of Russia (1)
  • Autonomous okrugs of Russia (4)
  • Federal cities of Russia (3)
  • Types of inhabited localities in Russia
  • List of cities and towns in Russia
    • Republics of Russia
    Oblasts of Russia
    Krais of Russia
    Autonomous oblasts of Russia
    Russia has one autonomous oblast (autonomous province), the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (shaded dark blue).
    Autonomous okrugs of Russia
    Federal cities of Russia
    Municipalities of Russia

    Demographics of Russia

  • 2002 Census

    • Government and politics of Russia


    Politics of Russia

  • Form of government: federal presidential republic
  • Capital of Russia: Moscow
  • Elections in Russia
  • Political parties in Russia
  • Taxation in Russia

    • Executive branch of the government of Russia

  • Head of state: President of Russia, Vladimir Putin
  • State Council of the Russian Federation (advisory board to the Head of State)
  • Presidential Administration of Russia (President's support staff)
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev
  • Public Chamber of Russia
  • 17 Ministries
  • 7 Federal Services
  • 30+ Federal Agencies

    • Legislative branch of the government of Russia

  • Federal Assembly of Russia (bicameral parliament)
  • Upper house: Federation Council of Russia
  • Lower house: State Duma

    • Judicial branch of the government of Russia

  • Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
  • Supreme Court of Russia

    • Foreign relations of Russia

  • Diplomatic missions of Russia
  • Diplomatic missions in Russia

    • International organization membership

    The Russian Federation is a member of:

    Law and order in Russia

    Law of Russia

  • Capital punishment in Russia
  • Constitution of Russia
  • Crime in Russia
  • Human rights in Russia
  • Racism in Russia
  • LGBT rights in Russia
  • Freedom of religion in Russia
  • Law enforcement in Russia
  • Media freedom in Russia

    • Military of Russia

    Military of Russia

  • Command
  • Commander-in-chief:President of the Russian Federation
  • Russian Armed Forces
  • Russian Ground Forces
  • Russian Navy
  • Russian Aerospace Forces
  • Strategic Missile Troops
  • Russian Airborne Troops
  • Military history of Russia
  • Military ranks of Russia

    • History of Russia, by period

  • Ancient Russia
  • Proto-Indo-Europeans
  • Scythians
  • Bosporan Kingdom
  • Khazaria
  • Early East Slavs
  • East Slavs
  • Rus' Khaganate
  • Kievan Rus'
  • Mongol invasion of Rus
  • Tatar invasions
  • Volga Bulgaria
  • Golden Horde
  • Grand Duchy of Moscow
  • Tsardom of Russia
  • Russian Empire
  • French invasion of Russia
  • World War I
  • Russian Revolution of 1917
  • Russian Civil War
  • History of the Soviet Union
  • Russian SFSR
  • Soviet Union
  • Soviet Union in World War II
  • World War II casualties of the Soviet Union
  • Cold War
  • Soviet war in Afghanistan
  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  • Russian Federation

    • Republics

  • History of Adygea
  • History of the Altai Republic
  • History of Bashkortostan
  • History of Buryatia
  • History of Chechnya
  • History of Chuvashia
  • History of Dagestan
  • History of Ingushetia
  • History of Kabardino-Balkaria
  • History of Kalmykia
  • History of Karachay-Cherkessia
  • History of the Republic of Karelia
  • History of Khakassia
  • History of the Komi Republic
  • History of Mari El
  • History of Mordovia
  • History of North Ossetia–Alania
  • History of the Sakha Republic
  • History of Tatarstan
  • History of Tuva
  • History of Udmurtia

    • Krais

  • History of Altai Krai
  • History of Kamchatka Krai
  • History of Khabarovsk Krai
  • History of Krasnodar Krai
  • History of Krasnoyarsk Krai
  • History of Perm Krai
  • History of Primorsky Krai
  • History of Stavropol Krai
  • History of Zabaykalsky Krai

    • Oblasts

  • History of Amur Oblast
  • History of Arkhangelsk Oblast
  • History of Astrakhan Oblast
  • History of Belgorod Oblast
  • History of Bryansk Oblast
  • History of Chelyabinsk Oblast
  • History of Irkutsk Oblast
  • History of Ivanovo Oblast
  • History of Kaliningrad Oblast
  • History of Kaluga Oblast
  • History of Kemerovo Oblast
  • History of Kirov Oblast
  • History of Kostroma Oblast
  • History of Kurgan Oblast
  • History of Kursk Oblast
  • History of Leningrad Oblast
  • History of Lipetsk Oblast
  • History of Magadan Oblast
  • History of Moscow Oblast
  • History of Murmansk Oblast
  • History of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
  • History of Novgorod Oblast
  • History of Novosibirsk Oblast
  • History of Omsk Oblast
  • History of Orenburg Oblast
  • History of Oryol Oblast
  • History of Penza Oblast
  • History of Pskov Oblast
  • History of Rostov Oblast
  • History of Ryazan Oblast
  • History of Sakhalin Oblast
  • History of Samara Oblast
  • History of Saratov Oblast
  • History of Smolensk Oblast
  • History of Sverdlovsk Oblast
  • History of Tambov Oblast
  • History of Tomsk Oblast
  • History of Tula Oblast
  • History of Tver Oblast
  • History of Tyumen Oblast
  • History of Ulyanovsk Oblast
  • History of Vladimir Oblast
  • History of Volgograd Oblast
  • History of Vologda Oblast
  • History of Voronezh Oblast
  • History of Yaroslavl Oblast

    • Federal cities

  • History of Moscow
  • History of Saint Petersburg

    • History of Russia, by subject

  • History of Russian culture
  • Economic history of the Russian Federation
  • Film history of Russia
  • History of Russian animation
  • History of innovation in Russia
  • History of the Jews in Russia
  • History of the Russian language
  • Military history of Russia
  • Red Army
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Russia

    • Culture of Russia

  • Architecture of Russia
  • Cuisine of Russia
  • Festivals in Russia
  • Humor in Russia
  • Languages of Russia
  • Russian language
  • Material culture in Russia
  • Media in Russia
  • Museums in Russia
  • National symbols of Russia
  • Coat of arms of Russia
  • Flag of Russia
  • List of Russian flags
  • National anthem of Russia
  • People of Russia
  • Famous Russians
  • Prostitution in Russia
  • Public holidays in Russia
  • Records of Russia
  • Religion in Russia
  • Buddhism in Russia
  • Christianity in Russia
  • Hinduism in Russia
  • Islam in Russia
  • Judaism in Russia
  • Sikhism in Russia
  • Russian folklore
  • Russian martial arts
  • World Heritage Sites in Russia

    • Sports in Russia

    Sports in Russia

  • Football in Russia

    • Economy and infrastructure of Russia

    Economy of Russia

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2008): 8th (eighth)
  • Agriculture in Russia
  • Banking in Russia
  • Central Bank of Russia
  • Communications in Russia
  • Internet in Russia
  • List of Russian-language television channels
  • Companies of Russia
  • Currency of Russia: Ruble
  • ISO 4217: RUB
  • Defense industry of Russia
  • Economic history of Russia
  • Energy in Russia
  • Energy policy of Russia
  • Oil industry in Russia
  • Health care in Russia
  • Mining in Russia
  • Russia Stock Exchange
  • Tourism in Russia
  • Transport in Russia
  • Airports in Russia
  • Rail transport in Russia
  • Roads in Russia
  • Water supply and sanitation in Russia

    • Education in Russia

    Education in Russia

    References

    Outline of Russia Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics