Passport card
Russian Federation
Russia
- Capital
- Moscow
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Rouble
- Languages
- Russian
- People
- About 14 crore
- Size
- About 171 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Vladimir Putin
- Russia Day
- 12 June
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Moscow
⭐ Russia is the largest country on Earth, with 11 time zones.
Your Russia stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Russia
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Russia
Turn the globe with your finger. Russia has 14 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Kazakhstanto the south
Chinato the south-east
Mongoliato the south
Ukraineto the south-west
Belarusto the west
Finlandto the north-west
Georgiato the south-west
Azerbaijanto the south-west
Estoniato the west
Lithuanianext to Kaliningrad
Latviato the west
Norwayto the north-west
North Koreato the south-east
Polandnext to Kaliningrad
Compare with India
Russia and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeRussia is more than 5 times the size of India.
- PeopleIndia has about 10 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 14 crore in Russia.
- DistanceMoscow is about 4,300 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeRussia is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Moscow.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Russia, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Russia
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Russia's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Russia back on the map
Russia and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Russia worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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