Russia is a country beginning with the letter R. It is a federal state that occupies the territory of eastern and central Europe and Asia. It is situated on the Baltic Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. It borders Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The Russian Federation is divided into 21 republics, 9 countries, 46 oblasts and 4 autonomous districts, an autonomous oblast, and 2 separate cities. The capital city of the country is Moscow, and its official language is Russian. In the ethnic subjects of the federation, the languages of the titular nation from which the names of the autonomies are derived are also binding. The currency is the ruble (RUB).
Russia is one of the world's largest economies. According to the GDP ranking, it ranks 11th in the world. The state has the largest amount of natural resources and energy sources in the world. In terms of its territory, it is the largest country in the world.