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Discover interesting facts about Russians.

Siberia covers more than 3/4 of the whole country, but less than 25% of population lives here. Most part of nearly 142 mln. Russian citizens live in European part of the country where largest cities are situated. Russia is a very urban country. The absolute majority of population (>73%) live in town and cities, 11 Russian cities exceeding population of 1 mln. people. The biggest city in Russia and even in Europe is Moscow with ~11 mln. people, then goes Saint-Petersburg (~4.6 mln.) and Novosibirsk (1.4 mln.).

Russian territory spreads on 1/3 of Eurasia continent covering more that 17 mln square km and neighboring 18 countries — more than any other country on the planet. Vivid illustration to this statistical data is the fact that the Sun always shines over Russia. When it’s evening in Kalinigrad and Saint-Petersburg, the new day begins on the other side of country, in Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk. It will take almost a week to get from Moscow to Vladivostok by train or 10 hours by air flight.