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Russia or Russian Federation, independent republic in eastern Europe and
northern Asia, the worlds largest country by area. Russia was once
the largest and the most prominent republic of the Union of
Soviet socialist Republics(USSR, or Soviet Union). In 1991
the USSR broke apart and Russia became an independent country. In
general, Russia's climate is similar to that of Canada. Like Canada,
although colder and with greater temperature extremes in many places,
most of Russia has a harsh continental climate. although climate,
and to some dgree soils, limit the country's agricultural wealth.
mineral wealth is considerable. Russia's mineral resources are
unmatched by any other country. The capital and largest city is Moscow.
Russia constitutes more than one-ninth of the world's land area
and nearly twice the area of United States or china. Russia is the
sixth most populous country, after China, India, the United States,
Indonesia, and Brazil. The wealthy, known as the New Rich or New
Russians, since 1991, often live quite extravagantly. However, approximately a
quarter of the population live in poverty and another 25 to 30 percent
earn only slightly more than poverty wages. Many of the elderly,
mostly women on fixed incomes, are poor.