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European Russia [a] is the western and most populated part of the Russian Federation. It is geographically situated in Europe , as opposed to the country's sparsely populated and vastly larger eastern part, Siberia , which is situated in Asia , encompassing the entire northern region of the continent.
Map of governorates of the Russian Republic (Western part), 1917.. This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire (Russian: губерния, pre-1918: губернія, romanized: guberniya) established between the administrative reform of 1708 and the establishment of the Kholm Governorate in 1912 (inclusive).
Russia's mountain ranges are located principally along its continental dip (the Ural Mountains), along the southwestern border (the Caucasus), along the border with Mongolia (the eastern and western Sayan Mountains and the western extremity of the Altay Mountains), and in eastern Siberia (a complex system of ranges in the northeastern corner of ...
name = Western part of Russia Name used in the default map caption; image = WesternRussia.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 62.33 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 54.27 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 27.26 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = 47.85
This is a list of cities and towns in Russia and parts of the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine with a population of over 50,000 as of the 2021 Census. The figures are for the population within the limits of the city/town proper, not the urban area or metropolitan area .
Russia is second only to Brazil by total renewable water resources. [244] The Volga in western Russia, widely regarded as Russia's national river, is the longest river in Europe; and forms the Volga Delta, the largest river delta in the continent. [245] The Siberian rivers of Ob, Yenisey, Lena, and Amur are among the world's longest rivers. [246]
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Western Caucasus on se-tenant postage stamps of Russia, 2006. The Western Caucasus includes a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site (named Western Caucasus), comprising the extreme western edge of the Caucasus Mountains. UNESCO specialists say that it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact and ...