Area:
total: 17,075,200 sq km
land: 16,995,800 sq km
water: 79,400 sq 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 c Terrain:
broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions Population:
143,782,338 Languages:
Russian, other Capital:
Moscow