Hinting at the vast vast territories occupied by Russia, it is often called the sixth of the land. It is the largest state in the world.
general information
Before we find out what part of the Earth’s land is occupied by Russia today, we will provide some information about how it was before. In reality, about 1/6 of the land on the entire surface of the globe in the last decades of its existence was occupied by the USSR (at that time it included 15 union republics). Today, this figure has decreased, and significantly, to about 1/7.
Even Soviet schoolchildren knew that the USSR occupies 1/6 of the land. In addition, this fact is also highlighted in the poem by S. Yesenin “Soviet Russia” (1924). It contains the words: "I will chant the 6th part of the earth ... Russia." And Tsar Peter I often said that Russia is a part of the world, not a kingdom.
From this article you can find out what part of the land Russia occupies by area today.
Briefly about the largest countries
Before we move on to the size of the area of Russia, we will present the largest in the country:
- After Russia, Canada is in size. Its territory occupies 9 976 139 square meters. km, and it borders only with the United States. It should be noted that the magnetic pole (north) of the earth, located until 2005 (for 400 years) inside the borders of this state, according to the latest data, is moving in the direction of Siberia.
- China has an area of more than 9 598 962 square meters. km, and more than 2/3 of the territory is occupied by uplands, plateaus, mountain ranges, semi-deserts and deserts. Here are the highest mountains in the world. Due to this geography, 90% of the population occupy only 10% of the entire country.
- The United States occupies 9,519,431 square meters. km, with most of it - the Appalachian mountains, after which the plains stretch. Almost the entire west is occupied by the Cordillera.
- Brazil occupies 8,511,965 square meters. km area. This is the largest state in Latin America, extending to almost half of the territory of South America.
Now in more detail about our Motherland - about what part of the land Russia occupies.
Geography of Russia
In fact, during the period of tsarist Russia, its territory even exceeded the size of the Union. Everyone knows that Russia is the largest state on earth. Its territory is occupied by about half of Eurasia - the largest continent in the world. Moreover, it is located on two parts of the world that make it up, such as Asia and Europe.
So, what part of the land does Russia occupy? The area of its entire territory is 17 098 242 square kilometers. And this is 11.5% of the Earth’s land area, or 12.6% of all developed land by man. The length from north to south reaches 4 thousand kilometers, and from west to east - 9000. Land borders stretch for 20 322 km, and sea borders - for 38 000. The two most extreme points (Kaliningrad region and Chukotka) are separated by 11 hours.
Russia is washed by the waters of the seas of three oceans - the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific. The islands also belong to it: Franz Josef Land (about 100 islands), Novaya Zemlya, a group of islands Severnaya Zemlya, about. Wrangel and the New Siberian Islands of the Arctic Ocean, as well as the Kuril Islands (from Japan to Kamchatka) and Sakhalin in the Pacific Ocean.
Russia is divided into 3 huge regions:
- to the west of the Ural Mountains - European Russia;
- from the Urals and almost to the coast of the Pacific Ocean - Siberia;
- Far East.
Conclusion
We learned how much land Russia occupies in relation to the total land area of the entire planet. This is a fantastically large territory, considering that there are a lot of states on the entire planet.
The territories of Russia are rich in almost all the resources that nature has endowed us with. In this regard, the country bears a huge responsibility, and awareness of this thought should come not only to those who govern the state, but also to those who live in it. Therefore, you need to be very careful about nature, which provides excellent conditions and all the possibilities for a good life for all of humanity.