Russia
By Preston Gillinger
country basics
The capital of Russia is Moscow. The Russian flag was made hen Peter the great visited the Netherlands to learn about ship building and found that Russia needed its own naval flag
Geography
Russia is in Asia and has the countries Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Mongolia, China, North Korea surrounding Russia. State Hermitage Museum, The Kremlin, Red Square, Cathedral of St. Sophia, and Mount Elbrus are just some of the great landmarks in Russia. Major bodies of water in Russia are: Lake Baikal, The Caspian Sea, The Yenisey river, The Ob river, The Lena River, The Volga River,The Pechora River The Kolyma River.
Government
type of govern ment and president
Russia has a democratic republican form of government. presidents are elected and can be president for four years and can only be elected twice. Russia's current president is Vladimir Putin.
how is the leader chosen
every four years there Is an election.
rights rules and resposibilitys of the citizens
Rights and liberties are given to everyone at birth and the exercise of rights and liberties of a human citizen may not violate the rights and liberties of other people.
Economy
Russia is a rich country gdp wise. Russia's gdp is more than 1.5 times the world average.
Instead of dollars or bucks Russians use Russian rubble. Russia's main import/export is coal. the life expectancy of Russia is 70.47 years. Their birth rate is 1,000 a year and their literacy rate is 99.76
culture
clothes can vary based on someones likes or religions but most wear warm clothes.
Some holidays are women's day on march 8th, new years January 1st, Christmas on January7th, and the day of Russia on June 12th. Russia's languages are 81% Russian and 3% latar
Climate
Usually its very cold in Russia and the yearly rainfall is about 230 in. the average temperature is 424 degrees
scources
mapsofworld.com
worldatlas.com
famouswonders.com
answers.com