The Russian Far East: A History. John J. Stephan (1996). Stanford University Press. p.62. ISBN 0-8047-2701-5 We have a new World Map 2023 and a new EU Map “ European Union Map 2023“. The 10 smallest countries of Europe article has had an update but nothing has really changed. Map Information about the continent The political landscape of Europe is complex and interwoven with its rich history. These political relationships and alliances add another layer of understanding to a map of Europe with countries, providing insight into the continent’s past and current dynamics. The distinct political identities of the countries, despite being geographically close, contributes to the diverse tapestry that makes Europe unique. Russian Taiga has the world's largest reserves of coniferous wood, but from year to year - as a result of intensive logging - they decrease. Development of hunting, farming (mainly in river valleys).

The Russian Arctic stretches for close to 7,000 kilometres (4,300mi) west to east, from Karelia and the Kola Peninsula to Nenetsia, the Gulf of Ob, the Taymyr Peninsula and the Chukchi Peninsula ( Kolyma, Anadyr River, Cape Dezhnev). Russian islands and archipelagos in the Arctic Sea include Novaya Zemlya, Severnaya Zemlya, and the New Siberian Islands. Russia is a federation of 86 republics, provinces, territories and districts, all controlled by the government in Moscow. The head of state is a president elected by the people. The economy is based on a vast supply of natural resources, including oil, coal, iron ore, gold and aluminium.What did you make to these cool facts about Russia? Let us know in a comment, below! What did you make to these cool facts about Russia? Let us know in a comment, below! Credits Arctic Oscillation and Polar Vortex Analysis and Forecasts". Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Verisk Analytics . Retrieved 20 May 2018. Northern Hazelhen (Tetrastes bonasia). Photo Gallery.Birds of Siberia". sibirds.ru . Retrieved 18 June 2020. Altai: Saving the Pearl of Siberia". Pacific Environment. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007 . Retrieved 30 November 2006.

Asia ex magna Orbis terrae descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta, studio & industria G.M. Iunioris Meet this extinct cave lion, at least 10,000years old – world exclusive". siberiantimes.com . Retrieved 30 January 2016. Is the Caspian a sea or a lake?". The Economist. 16 August 2018 . Retrieved 27 June 2021. Like many lakes, it does not feed into an ocean, but it is sea-like in its size and depth.

Europe hasn’t changed dramatically since the Balkan war in the eighties and nineties when Yugoslavia was broken up into Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia. The big and very controversial and it has to be said unpopular change is the annexation of the Crimea by Russia. Shown on this map with a red squiggle around it. Although the Crimea has a majority of Russian speaking population it has always been considered to be a part of the Ukraine. In 2014 The Crimean people did have a referendum on leaving the Ukraine in 2014. The overwhelming vote was to leave, although there are rumblings that some of the voting was rigged. Russia fully integrated the Crimea into the Russian federation in 2015 and the status of the Crimea has be left in limbo. Including Siberian Federal District, Tyumen Oblast, Kurgan Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Buryatia and Sakha. Russia’s most famous animal species is the Siberian tiger, the largest cat in the world. Indigenous to the forests of eastern Russia, these endangered giants can grow to over 3m long, and weigh up to 300kg. How’s that for a big cat?! Lake Baikal—A Touchstone for Global Change and Rift Studies". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 26 December 2007.Europe Natural Resources: Europe's fossil fuel, metal and industrial mineral resources have been heavily exploited for centuries. Please see specific countries for details of their resources. There are about 120 ethnic groups in Russia who speak more than a hundred languages. Roughly 80 percent of Russians trace their ancestry to the Slavs who settled in the country 1,500 years ago. Other major groups include Tatars, who came with the Mongol invaders, and Ukrainians. All in all we are in for an exciting although troubling time. We have added an interactive map of Europe for 2018. We now have a Europe Map for 2019. Old map of EU Countries and candidate countries Kazakhstan 6,846km (4,254mi) China 3,645km (2,265mi) Mongolia 3,441km (2,138mi) Ukraine 1,576km (979mi) Finland 1,313km (816mi) Belarus 959km (596mi) Georgia 723km (449mi), including: