Physical GeographyArea:
Total Area: 17,098,242 sq km Land Area: 16,377,742 sq km Water Area: 720,500 sq km U.S. Comparison: approximately 1.8 times the size of the US Borders: Surrounded by: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China (southeast), China (south), Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast), Mongolia, Norway, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast), Ukraine Land Boundaries: 20,241.5 km Coastline: 37,653 km Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions Elevation: Lowest: Caspian Sea -28 m Highest: Gora El'brus 5,633 m |