By Divya
Russia spans over 17 million square kilometers, covering 11 time zones, making it the largest country by land area on Earth.
Russia shares land borders with 16 countries, including China, Ukraine, Norway, and Kazakhstan.
Its geography includes tundra, taiga, mountains, deserts, and fertile plains, from the frozen Arctic north to the temperate south.
The Volga River, flowing through western Russia, is the longest river in Europe at 3,530 km.
Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the deepest and oldest freshwater lake in the world, reaching 1,642 meters in depth.
Russia has a coastline of about 37,653 km, bordering the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, as well as several seas including the Caspian, Black, and Baltic.