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Russia is a member of the G20, the OSCE, and the APEC. Russia also takes a leading role in organisations such as the CIS, [290] the EAEU, [291] the CSTO, [292] the SCO, [293] and BRICS. [294] Russia maintains close relations with neighbouring Belarus, which is a part of the Union State, a supranational confederation of the two states. [295]
Russia is the world's largest nation with a rich history and several dozen ethnic groups. Here are 10 interesting facts about Russia. 1. Russia is the largest country in the world covering more ...
The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod (unveiled on 8 September 1862) Medieval Russian states around 1470, including Novgorod, Tver, Pskov, Ryazan, Rostov and Moscow Expansion and territorial evolution of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire between the 14th and 20th centuries Location of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union in 1956–1991
Russia's research and development budget is the world's ninth-highest, with an expenditure of approximately 422 billion rubles on domestic research and development. [130] In 2019, Russia was ranked tenth worldwide in the number of scientific publications. [131] Russia ranked 45th in the Global Innovation Index in 2021. [132]
Here are key facts about Russia's nuclear arsenal: NUCLEAR SUPERPOWER. Russia, which inherited the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons, has the world's biggest store of nuclear warheads.
European Russia also has the European plains which extend about 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi). The workforce involved in agriculture workforce was reported to be about 9.4% of the population in 2016. [26] The main export of Russia is grain, which is about 6% of the world trade.
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.
Six Western nations marked the 15th anniversary of Russia’s takeover of 20% of Georgia’s territory by demanding on Thursday that Moscow return the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions. A joint ...