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English: Map of the Russia highlighting the general area of Southern Russia, showing the Southern Federal District in blue and the North Caucasian Federal District in Red Date 30 January 2015
Map of Russia and its borders with other nations Typical border marker of Russia. Russia, the largest country in the world by area, has international land borders with fourteen sovereign states [1] as well as two narrow maritime boundaries with the United States and Japan. There are also two breakaway states bordering Russia, namely Abkhazia ...
General map of Russia without occupied Ukrainian territories, showing Southern Russia in color (the Southern Federal District in blue and the North Caucasian Federal District in red). Southern Russia or the South of Russia (Russian: Юг России, IPA: [juk rɐˈsʲiɪ]) is a colloquial term for the southernmost geographic portion of ...
The Volga, widely seen as Russia's national river due to its historical and cultural importance, is the longest river in Europe, [23] it rises in the Valdai Hills west of Moscow and meandering southeastward for 3,510 kilometres (2,180 mi) before emptying into the Caspian Sea. Altogether, the Volga system drains about 1.4 million square ...
Similar to Abkhazia, South Ossetia had its independence secured and recognized by Russia in 2008. However, unlike Abkhazia, officials in both Russia and South Ossetia have repeatedly expressed their wish to see South Ossetia join Russia. [126] An opinion poll conducted in 2010 showed that over 80% of people supported integration with Russia. [127]
Map showing location of Russia's Southern Federal District, in southwestern Russia. ( Crimea , whose annexation by Russia from Ukraine is mostly unrecognized internationally, is shown in orange.) Coordinates: 47°14′N 39°43′E / 47.233°N 39.717°E / 47.233;
The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Armenia , Georgia , and Azerbaijan , which are sometimes collectively known as the Caucasian States .
Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.It is the largest country in the world by land area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries.