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                       THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION


The
Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. It occupies about 1/6 of the Earth surface. The
country is situated in Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia. Its total
area is over 17 million square km.

Our
land is washed by 12 seas, most of which are the seas of three oceans: the
Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific. In the south and in the west the country
borders on fourteen countries. It also has a sea-border with the USA.

On
the Russian territory there are 11 time zones. The climate condi­tions are
rather different: from arctic and moderate to continental and sub­tropical. Our
country is one of the richest in natural resources countries in the world: oil,
natural gas, coal, different ores, ferrous and non-ferrous met­als and other
minerals. There is hardly a country in the world where such a great variety of
flora and fauna can be found.

Moscow
is the capital of Russia. Russian is the official language of the state. The
national symbols of the Russian federation are a white-blue-red banner and a
double-headed eagle.

The
Russian Federation is a constitutional republic headed by the President. The
country government (форма правления) consists of
three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The President controls
only the executive branch - the government.

The
legislative power belongs to the Federal Assembly comprising two chambers: the
Council of Federation and the State Duma. The executive power belongs to the
government. The judicial power belongs to the system of Courts comprising the
Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and fed­eral courts.

Our country has a multiparty
system. The foreign policy of the Russian Federation is that of international
cooperation, peace and friendship with all nations irrespective of their
political and social systems.



1. What oceans wash the borders of Russian Federation?
2. What are the national symbols of Russia?
3. What does the Federal Assembly consist of?

1. The borders of the Russian Federation are washed by three oceans: the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific.2. The national symbols of Russia are a white-blue-red banner and a double-headed eagle.3. The Federal Assembly consists of two chambers: the Council of Federation and the State Duma.