So here are some interesting facts about Russia that will amaze you!
10. According to the area, Russia is the largest country in the world. It is spread over an area of 17 million sq km which is approximately 6.6 million sq miles. It covers 1/9 of Earth’s terrestrial area.
9. The Trans-Siberian is the world’s longest railway and is in Russia. It departs from Moscow(west) to Vladivostok(east), this covers 9,200 km and 152 hours.
8. Did you know that Russia lies in Asia and Europe both? Well yes, Russia’s three quarter is in Asia and one quarter in Europe and around 22% of its population lives in Asia.
7. Russia’s capital Moscow is the home of billionaires and most of them reside here only as compared to another city. Around 73 billionaires reside in Moscow(ranks 1st) and New York follows it by 82 billionaires.
6. World’s fourth biggest drinkers are Russians only and this is the main reason why 1 out of 6 men die of alcohol-related problems.
5. In Russia until 2011, people considered that anything which has less than 105 of alcohol in it is a food material and non-alcoholic.
4. Russia has the most number of time zones and no other country has more time zones that it. Russia has over 11 time zones but by 2010 they declared that it has only 9 time zones now.
3. Lake Baikal of Russia is the deepest lake in the world and the most amazing part is that 20% of the world’s unfrozen fresh water is in Lake Baikal.
2. The coldest inhabited place on entire Earth is Oymyakon and Russia is its home and the temperature there falls up to -67.8 degree Celsius.
1. Lake Karachay is found in Russia and it is one of the deadliest lakes in the world as it is a dumping ground of nuclear waste and it is so radioactive that even if you stand beside that lake for an hour or so, you’ll die for sure.
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