Russian Federation

Радионова

Анна Алексеевна

Кемеровский профессионально-технический колледж

The Russian Federation is larget country in the word. It

occupies about one-seventh of the`s surface t occupies about one-seventh of the`s surface

is washed by 12 seasof 3 oceans: The countru is

washed by 12 seasof 3 oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic. In the south Russia borders on China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It the west it borders on Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Belorussia, the Ukraine. It also hes a sea-border with the USA.

the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Lowland. There

are several mountain chains on the terriory of the countru: the Urals, the Caucasus, the Altai and others. The largest mountain chain, the Urals, separates Europe from Asia.

biggest river, the Volga, flows into the Caspian Sea. The

main Siberian rivers – the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena – flow the south to the north. The Amur in the Far East flows into Pacific Ocean.

copper, nickel and other mineral resources.

scientific, cultural and industrial centre. It`s one of the oldest

Russian cities.

is rather complicated. The industrial production is decrefsing. The prices

are constantly rising, the rate of inflation is rather high. People are losing their jobs because many factories and plants are goint bankrupt.