For this weeks Assigned Blog I choose to do Russia. I choose Russia because I didn't know much about this country. The only thing I knew before researching Russia was that is was a large country in Europe, and that I liked how the people talked there. After researching Russia I think someday I may like to visit there.
Russia is the largest country in the world that has an area of 6.5 million square miles. It is about 1.8 times bigger than the United States. Russia is so large that it has 8 time zones. Russia's capital is Moscow, that is home to 10.4 million people. Other large cities are St. Petersburg with 4.6 million, Novosibirsk with 1.4 million, and Nizhniy Novgorod with 1.3 million. Russia's climate is continental. This means that there is a wide range of different climates from Arctic to Subtropical. Russia has some of the oldest mountains in the world.
The population in Russia is 139.4 million people, and Russia is also the 9th largest populated country in the world. The main ethnic group in Russia is Russian with 79.8%. Other ethnic groups are Tatar with 3.8%, Ukrainian with 2%, and other with 14.4%. There are several different religions in Russia. Some of the main ones are Russian Orthodox, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Protestant, and Buddhist. The official language in Russia is Russian, but like in other countries not everyone speaks Russian. The life expectancy for men is 59.54 years and for women is 73.17 years. The average would be 66.16 years.
Russia has a Federation government. Russia gained there independence on August 24, 1991 from the Soviet Union. Russia made there constitution on December 12, 1993. Russia has seven political parties. That is a lot! They are United Russia, the Communist Party (KPRF), the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Just Russia, Yabloko, Patriots of Russia, and the new Right Cause party.
To go to Russia you need your passport like you would if you went to any other country, but to go to Russia you also need an invite. Its super easy to get and invitation to Russia. You simply just have to pay to get one. The shortest plane ride to Moscow, Russia from New York, New York is 4,646 miles. That would be about 8 hours and 45 minute plane ride. Ouch! The cheapest ticket you can get is $367 dollars.
A cool place to go is The Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The Red Square was once a medieval city back int he 1400's. It was a place where they had public executions. This sounds like a great place to visit. The buildings are beautiful, and it is a very historical place to visit.
Russia sounds like a unique place to visit. I think someday I would like to travel there. You can really do anything there with all the different climates. I would defiantly want to go somewhere in Russia with a beach. I would also want to go and look at all of the historical things that Russia has to offer. I just find those kind of things interesting.
The pictures below are Russia's Flag, The Red Square, and a map of Russia.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3183.htm
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-
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Comments
Well done! That is a beautiful picture!