Russia (, Rossija; pronounced ), alsoFrom Article 1 of Constitution of Russia: "The names "Russian Federation" and "Russia" shall be equivalent." the Russian Federation (, Rossijskaja Federacija; pronounced , ), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Europe and Asia. With an area of 17,075,200 square kilometres, it is the largest country in the world by land mass, covering almost twice the territory of the next-largest country, Canada. It ranks as the world's eighth largest population. Russia shares land borders with the following countries (counter-clockwise from NW to SE): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It is also close to the United States, Canada, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Sweden, and Japan across stretches of water.

Formerly the dominant republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Russia is now an independent country and an influential member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, since the Union's dissolution in December 1991. During the Soviet era, Russia was officially called the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR). Russia is considered the Soviet Union's successor state in diplomatic matters.

Most of the area, population, and industrial production of the Soviet Union, then one of the world's two superpowers, lay in Russia. After the breakup of the USSR, Russia's global role was greatly diminished compared to that of the former Soviet Union. In October 2005, the federal statistics agency reported that Russia's population has shrunk by more than half a million people dipping to 143 million, although Russia remains the second country in the world by the number of immigrants from abroad.

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New #Acting post: From Russia With Love Signed Script Bond Connery reprnt http://bit.ly/7irsKm
ActUponDotNet (Adriana) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:32:52 -0000
New #Acting post: From Russia With Love Signed Script Bond Connery reprnt http://bit.ly/7irsKm
@GeishaInKimono it's weird. I love Russia because I am Chinese; we appreciate their union with us against US, but I am American too
crazyazngrl (曾Michelle) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:32:42 -0000
@GeishaInKimono it's weird. I love Russia because I am Chinese; we appreciate their union with us against US, but I am American too
@GeishaInKimono I LOVE RUSSIA I am the founder of Russias fanclub on deviantart. But I'm American, and they're all like Russia=bad
crazyazngrl (曾Michelle) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:31:45 -0000
@GeishaInKimono I LOVE RUSSIA I am the founder of Russias fanclub on deviantart. But I'm American, and they're all like Russia=bad
@GoldenCharizrd he's hot in the Soviet Russia
JirachiFan (JirachiFan) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:26:33 -0000
@GoldenCharizrd he's hot in the Soviet Russia
Russia refusing to take climate change seriously - Toledo Blade http://bit.ly/8m0MVz - #copenhagenRT @/ClimateT.. http://bit.ly/6W8aXc
addsmore (addsmore) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:26:27 -0000
Russia refusing to take climate change seriously - Toledo Blade http://bit.ly/8m0MVz - #copenhagenRT @/ClimateT.. http://bit.ly/6W8aXc
Again Russia. A country that for some reason, links itself to my road. Have never even been there..
exitmusicblue (Steven / 승훈) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:25:26 -0000
Again Russia. A country that for some reason, links itself to my road. Have never even been there..

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