Russian card. Russia map with cities

Russia is the largest state on the planet, located in the northeast of Eurasia at the junction of two parts of the world. A detailed map of Russia shows that it is here that two extreme points of the continent are located: the northern one is Cape Dezhnev on the Taimyr Peninsula and the eastern one is Cape Chelyuskin on the Chukchi Peninsula.

Russia is washed by 14 seas belonging to the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans, as well as the endless Caspian sea-lake.

In addition to continental territories, Russia has many archipelagos and large individual islands. The largest island in the country is Sakhalin. Its area is 76,600 km 2.

The largest archipelago is the Novaya Zemlya Islands - the total area exceeds 83,000 km 2.

The area of ​​Russia is 17,125,191 km 2, which is almost 2 times more than the nearest competitor on the list - Canada. From west to east, Russia on the world map stretches for almost 10,000 km, while its average width from south to north is about 2000-3000 km.

The total length of the country's land borders is 37,653 km - another absolute record, as is the number of neighboring countries.

In total, Russia recognizes 15 countries as its land-based neighbors and 3 through coastal waters. In the north-west, the country borders on Norway and Finland, in the west - with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus and Ukraine, in the south-west - with Georgia, Azerbaijan and partially recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The southern border with Kazakhstan is represented by the longest section of 5936 km. In the southeast, Russia has China, Mongolia as neighbors, as well as Japan and North Korea through river and sea territories. The only northeastern neighbor of the country across the Chukchi Strait is the United States.

Geographical position

Russia can be divided into two parts: European (about a quarter of the country) and Asian. The European part is mainly represented by the Russian or East European Plain, the average height of which is about 200 meters. In the south of the plain are the highest in Russia Caucasus mountains... On the map of Russia in Russian you can find the highest mountain in the country - Elbrus (5642 m). By the low Ural Mountains (1000-1500 m), the Russian Plain is separated from the less inhabited West Siberian Plain, which passes to the east into the Central Siberian Plateau (350-800 m). To the south, on the border with Mongolia, are the Altai Mountains, which begin a mountain range that stretches to the northeast along the Pacific coast. Most regions of Russia are rich in inland waters. Many large rivers flow through the country. About 100 of them are over 1000 km long.

There are more than 2,000,000 lakes in Russia. And the largest lake - Baikal - is the largest freshwater reservoir in terms of volume on the planet.

Fauna and flora of Russia

The flora and fauna of the country are extremely rich. The extreme northern regions are poor in vegetation and animals. The most common here are polar bears, arctic foxes, walruses, seals, partridges and loons. But most of Russia (more than 60% of the territory) is occupied by taiga zones. Conifers are abundant here: fir, spruce, pine and larch. Animal world taiga is represented by bears, lynxes, wolves, wolverines, beavers, deer and elk. To the south, there is a strip of mixed and deciduous forests, the main plant species of which are birch, pine, spruce, linden, oak and aspen. Steppe and semi-desert regions are common along the southwestern borders of the country. Birds of prey, steppe wolves, foxes and antelopes are widespread here. Subtropical forests in Russia are represented by a small area on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea.

Climate of Russia

The climate of Russia is one of the most diverse in the world. In the Asian part of the country, winters are most severe. The average January temperature here can reach -23-24 ° C. Average summer temperatures rarely exceed 15-17 ° C. Winters in the northwestern part of the country, as well as in the steppe regions, are similar in temperature regime, about -14-16 ° C. But in summer, the north of the European part of the country, unlike the steppes, cannot boast of high temperatures of 13-15 ° C. The center of the European part is represented by a temperate continental climate with corresponding temperatures: about -9 ° С in winter and 18-20 ° С in summer. The hottest region is the southwestern part of Russia. In winter, the temperature rarely drops below -5 ° C, and in summer it reaches 24-25 ° C on average. The difference in precipitation is not so significant. In the lower reaches of the Volga, the average rainfall barely reaches 200 mm, but in the rest of Russia this figure is 500-800 mm per year. Exceptions are high-altitude areas - here precipitation can fall up to 1800 mm.

Map of Russia with cities. Administrative division of the country

Russia is divided into 85 subjects, among which there are regions, republics, territories, autonomous okrugs, an autonomous region and subjects of federal significance. The map of Russia with cities in Russian clearly demonstrates that up to 80% of the population lives in the European part of the country, whose area is about 35% of the total. The largest constituent entity of Russia - the Republic of Yakutia - is comparable in size to India, but more than a thousandfold inferior to it in population density.

Moscow- the capital and largest city of Russia. Located in the central part of the Russian Plain, 400 km from the western border. It is the political and economic center of the country. A key transport and trade hub in Russia.

In the northwestern part of the country, on the shores of the Baltic Sea, the second city in terms of number and importance is located - St. Petersburg... Like the capital, it is a federal city. It is also the northernmost city in the world with a population of over a million.

Novosibirsk located closer to the geographical center of the country, but shifted to the southern border. It is the largest Russian city in Asia. The economic and industrial center of the entire Asian part of the country.

There is a city at the southern end of the Ural Range Ekaterinburg- the main transport hub connecting the Asian and European parts of Russia. One of the largest centers of heavy industry and mechanical engineering in the country.

Map of Russia with detailed regions

Our vast homeland is divided into regions, regions, republics and so on. To better navigate you will need a detailed and large map with the regions of the Russian Federation.

List of maps of regions of Russia:

Map with major cities of Russia

List of maps of major cities of Russia on our website:

A look at the map of Russia

How to get more complete information about Russia and get to know it better? There are several ways to do this:

• open and explore her;
• read books about geography, history and customs of the peoples inhabiting this country;
• come and live here for several months.

And for the most complete immersion, it is better to use all three paths. At least then it will be possible to say that the first acquaintance with the Russian Federation happened to mutual pleasure.

What can you learn from the map of Russia?

Why only the first acquaintance? Yes, simply because how can you quickly find out a country that occupies 1/8 of the land on our planet? How do you get to know the largest state in the world so quickly?

So, before us map what can we learn from it? At the first glance at the map, it is clear that Russia is freely spread over two parts of the world: Europe and Asia. Immediately striking is the vast area of ​​the country stretching along the continent of Eurasia.

You can even roughly determine that about 1/3 of the country's territory is located in Europe, and Asia belongs to a little more than 2/3. Most of Russia is located beyond the Arctic Circle, and the Northern Planetary Zone owns approximately 68% of its area.

Looking at the map, you can even count the number of states with which Russia borders. There are 18 such states: from Norway in northern Europe to North Korea in eastern Asia. With two more countries, Russia has maritime borders - the United States and Japan.

Water resources of the country on the map

The Russian Federation is considered the state with the largest water resources... And it really is, on map of Russia you can see a huge number of rivers and lakes. If you look into the encyclopedia, you can find out from it that there are more than 120 thousand rivers, and more than 2 million lakes.

Surely many are familiar with the largest Russian rivers: Volga and Lena, Amur and Irtysh, Yenisei and Ob. There is the world's largest lake with fresh water on the territory of the country - this is Baikal. There is a huge salt lake, which for its large size is called the sea - this is the Caspian Sea.

Russia is washed by the seas of the three oceans of our planet:

• in the north it is the harsh Arctic Ocean and the Barents, White, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi seas. It is difficult for ships to navigate these seas, as drifting ice is present for almost the whole year;
• in the West - Atlantic Ocean and the Baltic, Azov and Black seas;
• in the east - Pacific Ocean and its seas Bering, Okhotsk and Japanese.

Extreme geographic points of Russia on the map

See for yourself: the most extreme northern mainland point is Cape Chelyuskin, it is located on the Taimyr Peninsula. The same extreme northern point, only insular, is called Cape Fligeli, it is located on an island in the Franz Josef archipelago.

The southern border of the continent of Eurasia and Russia is a point on the main Caucasian ridge on the border between Dagestan and Azerbaijan.

Further we look to the west. There, in the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad, on the spit, is the westernmost point of Russia. On the opposite side of the map, in the east, is Cape Dezhnev, considered the extreme continental point. And the extreme island point is on the Rotmanov Island, located near America in the Bering Strait.

Due to the large extent of Russia from east to west, its entire territory is divided into 10 time zones. In sparsely populated areas, their borders run along the meridians, and where there is a large population, they are drawn along the borders of administrative entities.

How the borders go

The length of the borders of the Russian Federation exceeds 60 thousand km, of which about 20 thousand km are land borders, and the rest are sea ones. It is generally accepted that the sea border runs at a distance of 22.7 km from the land. And the space, limited by the distance from the coast of 370 km, is considered the maritime economic zone of the country.

In this space, limited by a 370 km zone, ships can be different countries, but only the Russian Federation has the right to extract natural resources.

Russia or the Russian Federation is a unique country that combines European and Asian features. The map of Russia is striking: the country occupies a huge territory of 17 million km 2 and is located simultaneously on the territory of North Asia and Eastern Europe.

143 million people live on the territory of Russia. Russian Federation is a kind of "melting pot of nations": representatives of more than 200 nationalities live here. The country is a federal republic with a presidential form of government. The country's territory is divided into 46 regions, 9 territories, 21 republics, 4 autonomous districts, one autonomous region and 2 cities of federal significance. It is noteworthy that the Kaliningrad region is located on the territory of the European Union and has no borders with the Russian Federation.

Today Russia is one of the dynamically developing states that govern world politics. The Russian Federation is a member of numerous world political organizations such as the UN and the G8. Despite the relative stability and significant development of the country since the fall of the Soviet regime, the Russian economy is largely dependent on energy resources, in particular on oil and gas prices.

The capital of Russia is Moscow - one of the most expensive and beautiful cities in the world.

Historical reference

The Russian Federation is the successor to several states. The country traces its history back to 862, when Kievan Rus was formed. In the 12th century, numerous Russian principalities were located on the territory of Russia, which in the 15th century merged into the Russian state. In 1721, Tsar Peter I created the Russian Empire. In 1917, the revolutionary movement of socialism overthrew the monarchist regime and formed first the Russian Republic, then the RSFSR, and in 1922 the USSR.

During the Soviet regime, the country was separated from other countries of the world by the "Iron Curtain", some of the consequences of which have not yet been eliminated. In 1991 the USSR collapsed and the Russian Federation appeared.

Must Visit

Russia is a country with many cultural, historical and natural monuments. It is recommended to visit the business and cultural centers of the country - Moscow and St. Petersburg, Lake Baikal, the cities of the "Golden" and "Silver" rings, Orthodox monasteries and temples, the Caucasian reserve, the volcanoes of Kamchatka and much more.

Interactive map of Russia- modern and convenient way find the desired map of any region or city. This card allows you to view cities in both satellite mode and schematic map mode. You can watch from a satellite with the ability to zoom in any city and switch between different providers and types of maps. Additional services are available - photos of clouds in real time, traffic jams (only for large cities), photos of the area, a weather layer displaying the current weather for each locality, and a short forecast for the next 4 days.

For most objects on the map of Russia - Google Maps satellite photos are considered the best in quality

The quality of satellite photography often depends on the region, as satellite images need to be constantly updated. Therefore, different providers may have different photo quality for a particular city or region. However, the best quality photos in most cases come from Google Maps. Photos of Yandex maps are often worse in quality, but they can be newer, so you can do with Yandex for new buildings. OVI maps - surprisingly, in some cases, it has better photos than even in Google Maps,

Open street maps

OSM is a phenomenon of the modern computer society, because the map is made up simple people(volunteers volunteers), (unlike the 2gis card and others). But despite this, OSM is considered the most accurate and detailed map not only for Russia, but for the whole world. Even such giants as Yandex or Google cannot make maps as accurately and efficiently as the community of passionate amateur cartographers does. New buildings (namely, by them it is easy to determine the relevance and "freshness" of the map) are almost always present on OSM (and even the foundations of new buildings), while in Google and Yandex they may be present alternately, or not at all. In addition, Open Street Maps is probably the only map that displays paths in parks and forests and many other additional objects that are usually not found on other services.

Russia - physical map one file showing the largest cities, major ridges and plains. The map is very clear and easy to understand, although not detailed enough.

Physical map - option 2