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| Russia | |
| Redirects: | The Russian Federation |
| Category: | Country |
| Planet: | Earth |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Points of interest: | Moscow; Siberia |
Russia is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares borders with the following countries (from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan (by the Sea of Okhotsk) and the United States (by the Bering Strait).
At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is by far the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation in the world with 142 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 9 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources, and is the world's largest energy superpower. [1]
Points of Interest[]
Films that take place in Russia[]
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (Referenced only)
- Fast & Furious 6 (Beginning only)
- Fate of the Furious, The
- Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol
- Saint, The (Partially)
In film[]
- Along with the United States, Germany, France and China, Russia was part of a joint venture between the super-powers to create the Space Station One international transport station midway between the Earth and the moon. This alternate future timeline is presented in the 1968 sci-fi film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Russia is seen in one of the early scenes from the 2013 action film, Fast & Furious 6. In the scene, a British international terrorist named Owen Shaw, and his team of vehicle combatants ambush a Russian military convoy in order to steal components to a weapon of mass destruction worth billions.
Characters from Russia[]
Note: The following is a list of characters known to reside in Russia. It does not necessarily mean that they were born there.
| Character | Film/Series |
|---|---|
| Dimitri Moisevitch | 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| Natasha Romanov | Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| Olga Danilova | Resident Evil [2] |
| Olga Gorki | Howling III: The Marsupials |
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Wikipedia:Russia
- ↑ Resident Evil: Genesis; Pocket Books, 2004; Keith R.A. DeCandido.