Russia is one of the northern Eurasia countries. It is the largest country in the world. It covers more than a ninth of the land area. The total area of it is around 17,000,000 sq with 142 million people with representing more than 100 nationalities.It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 11 time zones.Also, it contains approximately one-quarter of the world's unfrozen fresh water.