Russia - The Kyiv Independent
The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, with a total territory of approximately 17.1 million square kilometers (6.6 million square miles). Spanning eleven time zones across Eastern Europe and Asia, an estimated 146 million people are thought to live in Russia in 2025. Russia’s capital city is Moscow, which is home to almost one in 10 Russians. Russia’s official currency is the Russian Ruble.| The Kyiv Independent
