Interesting facts about Russia 

1.Official name of Russia Is Russian Federation. Russia shares its land border with 14 countries. And these countries are -  Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania pronounce as Luthvenia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea.

2.Tetris games which are so popular was invented by Russian in 1984.

3.Russia is the largest country by area on earth and it has 11 different time zones. Russia is the only country which is located on both continents - Europe and Asia.

4.Russing is the 9th most populous country in the world. 

5.There is a museum in Russia that is guarded by cats. The name of this museum is Hermitage and this is the 2nd largest museum in the world. The work of these cats is to protect artwork from rats. 

6.60% of Russia is made of forests and half of these forests are still uninhabited by humans. 

7.Oymyakon (Oyakon) town Siberia is one of the coldest inhabited towns on earth. The lowest temperature that was recorded in Oymyakon town was -77.8 °C. The average temperature in the months of December and January is between -40°C to -50°C.

8.The longest railway line is located in Russia. Its known as Trans-Siberian Railroad and its has length is 9,289 KM. This railway line passes through 87 cities and 8 different time zones. 

If you want to complete the journey from Moscow to Vladivostok it will take 8 days. 

This Journey starts from Moscow to Vladivostok

9.Capital and largest city of Russia is Moscow. The second-largest city in Russia is Saint Petersburg. Moscow Is also the most populous city in Europe.

10.Currency of Russia is Ruble or RUB. 

1$ = 73RUB

1INR = 1RUB

11.Official language is Russian. 

12. Russia's main famous animal is the Siberian tiger. This tiger can be more than 3 meters long. 

13.Russian flag has 3 horizontal lines. On top white, middle blue and last red. 

14.Head of the country is the president and the current Russian president is “Vladimir Putin”.

15. Lake Baikal is the world's deepest lake and situated in Siberia. This lake is also the largest source of fresh water in the world. 

16.Saint Petersburg city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703. This city is famous for its amazing architecture. If you want to know about Russian history then you should visit this city. 

Saint Petersburg has many historical buildings that will tell you about Russian history. 

From 1712 to 1918 saint Petersburg was the capital of Russia. This city is only 3 hours drive from Finland. 

There are also so many bridges over canals in Sant Petersburg. 

There are around 221 museums, 2000 libraries, more than 80 theaters,62 cinemas, and 80 club establishments of culture in St Petersburg.

17.Russia is the 3rd largest producer of oil in the world. Russia just comes after Saudi Arabia(Data 2020).

18.Moscow has one of the fastest metro train systems in the world. During rush hours every other train comes within 90 seconds. 

19.Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to went space on April 12, 1961.

20.The tallest mountain in Russia is Mount Elbrus. The height of this mountain is 5642 meters. Mount Elbrus is also the tallest mountain in Europe. 

21.Volga river in Russia and Europe's largest river. This river is around 3530 Kilometers long. 

22.Russia is the 2nd largest producer of gold in the world (Data 2020). 

23.Urals mountains located in Russia are the oldest mountains on earth. 

24.The Russian State Library is the biggest in Europe and 2nd biggest in the World. This Library is located in Moscow and was founded in 1862. 

25.There is one McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow which is one of the biggest Mcdonald’s restaurants in the world. This restaurant has 900 seats. 

This was the first fast-food restaurant opened in Russia in 1990.

26.Russia was the first country that sends a dog to space. The dog's name was Laika. 

27.Vodka a popular alcoholic drink was originated in Russia in the 14th century. Russians people love to drink alcohol. The most popular alcoholic beverages are vodka and beer. 

Word Voda means water in Russian, that's where Vodka's name comes from. 

28.There are more women in Russia the man.

29.The Metro trains in Moscow covers a total of 182 stations. There are lots of train subway in Moscow. 

30.Every year in the month of June a natural phenomenon happens in Russia. The nights are not dark there is still little light in the sky and this Phenomenon known as White nights. 

There is also a white night festival that happens in Saint Petersburg during these White nights. 

31.First artificial satellite to space send by Russia on 4 October 1957 and the name of this satellite was Sputnik 1. 

32.On 27 January 1820, Antarctica was discovered by a group of Russian people. This group was led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. 

33.In 1869 Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev developed the periodic table and arranged the chemical elements by their atomic mass. He also predicted and discovered other elements, and left spaces open in his periodic table for them.

34.Worlds largest bell is Tsar Bell and situated at Kremlin Moscow. The bell was made in 1735. This bell is a little broken and never been rung. The height of Tsar Bell is 6.14 meters and its weight is 223 tons.

35.Ushanka (Ear-flaps hat) is a traditional Russian winter hat with ear flaps. Most of the Russian people wear this hat during winters. 

36.Region in Russia are - Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15% and Christian 2%. 

37.Russia has 695 tons of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and that comes 1st position in the world. 

38. Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million in 1867.