RUSSIA

RUSSIA'S CLIMATE

• Northern and Central European Russia have warm summers and very cold winters.
• Southern European Russia have hot summers and fair winters.

RUSSIa'S RELIGIONS

• Orthodox Christianity is the largest religion in Russia at 75%.
• Islam is the second largest at 5%.
• Other religions but together is at 10%.
• Others are also atheist because of their past.

RUSSIA'S WARS

• Russia has been in 65 different wars.
• Most wars have been with Turkish.
• The others have been with other continents.

RUSSIA'S CAPITAL

• Russia's capital is Moscow.
• The Red Square in Moscow is the heart and soul of Russia.
• It has a population of about 11.5 million people.
• It covers an area of 969 square miles.

SOVIET UNION

• The Soviet Union was a communist state.
• They started the "Cold War" which lasted 44 years.
• The Soviet Union was very influential.
• Because of the Soviet Union, Russia has not yet been invited into the European Union.
• Because the Soviet Union was a communist it has many people in Russia that are atheist.

RUSSIAN FACTS

• Russia is the largest country, covering 6.6 million square miles.
• The brown bear is the national symbol of Russia.
• In 1917 Russia killed there king and became the Soviet Union.
• Air population is a dangerous problem due to paper plants sending harmful smokes and pollutants.
• Many countries do not trust Russia because of the Soviet Union.

POPULATION

• Infant Mortality:8.7%
• Literacy Rate:99.6%
• Life expectancy:70 years old.

ECONOMY

• GDP per capita: 14,302
• GDP total: 6,834
• Currency: Russian Ruble

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

• Russia is located in Europe and Asia.
• Highest point: Mount Elbrus
• Lowest point: Volga Delta

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Gold
• Minerals
• Metals
• Oil
• Gas