Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait. Russia is the largest country in the world. Russia is also the world's ninth most populous nation. Russia spans nine time zonesand incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources. Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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