The largest country in the world, Russia is known for its natural splendor and architectural beauty. Russian Federation is located in Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean, comprising of 17,075,200 sq km – it’s like USA and Europe together. It has a population of 143,420,309 (2005). Ural mountains divide Eurasian continent – and Russia – to Europe and Asia. One fourth of Russian territory lies in Europe, the other part lies in Asia. The country is 9000 kilometers from east to west and 5000 from north to south. The capital of Russia is Moscow and the second largest city is St. Petersburg (which is also called the “Northern capital”).