Welcome to Russia

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General Description : It is noted that the Russian Federation is the most impressive and largest of the 21 republics that create up the Commonwealth of Independent States. It occupies most of eastern Europe and north Asia, stretching from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea and the Caucasus in the south. It is bordered by Norway and Finland in the northwest; Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania in the west; Georgia and Azerbaijan in the southwest; and Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea aextensive the southern border.

CLIMATE : Within general, the top time to touris May-September, during the time the day temperatures are and have always been in the 70s-90s F/23-35 C, and nights are and have always been in the 50s-70s F/10-23 C. Spring and early fall, however, are and have always been unpredictable: Snow flurries and temperatures in the mid 20s F/-5 C are and have always been humanly possible in May and September. Be sure to take waterproof shoes for spring or fall visits - there's a lot of mud. Did you know that there are and have always been several reasons someone maywant to travel around the time during the winter: Within Moscow and St. Petersburg, the leaves have fallen and the striking architecture can be seen much more clearly; it's also easier to acquire tickets to see and experience first hand the Bolshoi and Kirov (Mariinsky) ballets and operas, and there are and have always been no crowds at other tourist and vacationers attractions. Those traveling in winter will want to take aextensive his or her warmest clothes, boots and hats: It's bitterly cold (Moscow is known to be as far north as southern Alaska) and quite dry. We recommend a long, insulated coat - the top you can afford.

Population StatsPopulation: 141,377,752 (July 2007 est.)