RUSSIA, formerly the largest portion of the Soviet Union (USSR), is the largest country in the world spanning from northern Europe to eastern Asia. Russia shares borders with 14 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, North Korea, Poland, and Ukraine. Russia also has an exclave called Kaliningrad, located in Europe southwest of Lithuania and north of Poland. The capital and largest city of Russia is Moscow (Moskva). The currency is the Russian Ruble, and its ISO 4217 currency code is RUB.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Russia
RUSSIA, formerly the largest portion of the Soviet Union (USSR), is the largest country in the world spanning from northern Europe to eastern Asia. Russia shares borders with 14 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, North Korea, Poland, and Ukraine. Russia also has an exclave called Kaliningrad, located in Europe southwest of Lithuania and north of Poland. The capital and largest city of Russia is Moscow (Moskva). The currency is the Russian Ruble, and its ISO 4217 currency code is RUB.
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