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Explore Russia The Russian Federation, also known as Russia, is spread over significant amounts of the continents of Europe and Asia. Therefore is it known to be the world's largest country by area size. Its area is approximately 3 times the size of the United States (including Alaska). Its population is approximately 1/3 of the population of the US. The capital Moscow is located in the European portion of the country. Its population is about 2 million more than New York City. Its area is about twice the size of NYC. Photographs of Moscow Weblinks with further information: Profile of Russia by the State Department New York Times: News on Russia and the Former Soviet Union Wikipedia's Article on Russia © Copyright 2008. All Rights Reserved. Dmitri Boulanov. |