However, large parts of Russia are uninhabited or uninhabitable because permafrost (soil that remains frozen throughout the year and is unsuitable for agriculture) covers more than 60% of Russia's territory.
Russia is the world's largest country by land area, with a total land area of 17.1 million square kilometers (6.6 million square miles). However, much of this land is uninhabited due to its harsh climate and remote location.
To elaborate on the historical reasons, Russia went through a time of territorial expansion. This happened because many principalities were always at war with one another during the 15th and 16th centuries. It finally stopped when Moscow was put in charge and began uniting all the Russian territories.
That's 5.993 million square kilometers. 85% of the population lives on 35% of the territory. 74.6% of the population is urban. If you take the population density as in Hong Kong (6830 people per square kilometer), then Russia will be able to fit almost 41 billion people!
It has enormous natural resources, particularly oil and natural gas. It is the world's eleventh-largest economy by nominal GDP, and the sixth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). Due to a volatile currency exchange rate, Russia's GDP as measured in dollars fluctuates sharply.
China dominates every aspect of the bilateral economic relationship, as a net exporter, net creditor and net investor, despite Russia long being a richer country than China.
In short, Russia is ranked 2nd out of 140 in military strength while the US is ranked 1st. As per the army population, Russia has 142,320,790 soldiers while The US has 334,998,398 soldiers. The available manpower is 69,737,187 with Russia and 147,399,295 with the United States.
Countries in Europe, by area. Russia is the largest country in Europe, and also the largest in the world, its total size amounting to 17 million square kilometers (km2).
Naval Power
Russia, meanwhile, has only 1 aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov. However, it has 70 submarines, as well as 15 destroyers, 11 frigates, 86 corvettes, 59 patrol vessels and 49 vessels for submarine warfare. In total it has 605 vessels.
As of 2022, the number of women exceeded that of men in Russia in all age categories above 35 years. The lowest female-to-male ratio was recorded among Russians between zero and four years old, measuring at 944 girls per one thousand boys.
Defeat in the Crimean War further reduced Russian interest in this region. Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States in 1859, believing the United States would off-set the designs of Russia's greatest rival in the Pacific, Great Britain.
The Russians used Motherland as the symbol of a country that nourished and supported its citizens during times of crisis. As for the gender-neutral "homeland," it first appeared in U.S. English in "Webster's Eighth Collegiate Dictionary'' in 1973.
Russia is known all over the world for its thinkers and artists, including writers like Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky, composers such as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and ballet dancers like Rudolf Nureyev. The Cathedral of the Annunciation is connected to Moscow's Grand Kremlin Palace.
However, large parts of Russia are uninhabited or uninhabitable because permafrost (soil that remains frozen throughout the year and is unsuitable for agriculture) covers more than 60% of Russia's territory.
Sakha Republic, Russia
Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, is an expansive and vastly unexplored area of Siberia where temperatures can drop to as low as -52°C.
In the 2021 Census, roughly 81% of the population were ethnic Russians, 19% of the population were ethnic minorities. According to the United Nations, Russia's immigrant population is the world's third largest, numbering over 11.6 million; most of whom are from other post-Soviet states.
In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with 1.15 million and at least two million reserve personnel.
According to the latest findings, approximately 1,239 tanks have been destroyed, 106 tanks damaged, 113 abandoned, and 544 captured by the Ukrainian troops in combat. Many images of severed turrets and burned-out wrecks of Russian tanks have made headlines, eroding the Russian Army's image of invincibility.
Russia spans the northern part of the Eurasian continent; 77% of Russia's area is in Asia, the western 23% of the country is located in Europe. European Russia occupies almost 40% of the total area of Europe.
Italy is the oldest country in Europe, and the second oldest country in the world after Japan. For several years, the country has been experiencing an extremely rapid aging of its population. According to the World Health Organization, in 2021, about 23% of the Italian population was over 65 years old.
About 75% of the Russian population lives in the European continent. On the other hand, 75% of Russian territory is located in Asia.
Russia was ranked 45th in the Global Innovation Index in 2021, up from 46th in 2019.
The US dominates the air with far more bases, fighter jets and bombers than Russia but Russia is superior on the ground with more tanks, artillery and land vehicles. At sea, the countries are more evenly matched, but here the US has the edge with more destroyers, submarines and aircraft carriers.