Outline of Russia

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