General Information about Russia
                 Location: Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean
Geographic coordinates: 60 00 N, 100 00 E
Area: total:  17,075,200 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the US
Land boundaries: total:  19,961 km

    border countries:  Azerbaijan   Belarus  China  Estonia  Finland  Georgia  Kazakhstan  North Korea Latvia Lithuania  Mongolia 3,485 km, Norway  Poland Ukraine

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