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John Jr visits Russia
John Jr visits Russia
8 pages
Author: Emily Johnson
ADVENTURE
FRIENDSHIP
DISCOVERY
EXPLORATION
WONDER
Summary
Russia is the largest country in the world, It is one-tenth of the Earth's land area. Russia has a coastline of over 37,600 km and borders 14 countries. The capital is Moscow Russia has many different types of landscapes, including frozen coasts, deserts, tall mountains, and huge forests. Russia has the world's largest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal, which contains about 20% of the world's unfrozen fresh water. The Volga River is the longest river in Europe and the Ural mountains stretch 1,500 miles from the Arctic Ocean to the Caspian Sea. People There are over 120 ethnic groups in Russia, who speak more than 100 languages. However, about 80 percent of Russians are Russian. The largest minority groups are the Tatars and the Ukrainians. Economy Russia is the world's largest exporter of natural gas and the second-largest exporter of oil. It has the world's largest forest reserves The first human in space was Russian. Russia has over 40 national parks and 100 wildlife reserves.
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