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Russia occupies the entire northern coast of
the continent of Asia, from Finland to North Korea. Russia has the
second highest number of neighboring countries at 14. (China has 13).
Between the Arctic Sea and the Black Sea Russia borders Norway, Finland,
Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and Ukraine. Kaliningrad, an exclave of
Russia, borders Poland and Lithuania. Between the Balck and the
Caspian Seas Russia birders Georgia and Azerbaijan. From the
Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan Russia's neighbors are Kazakhstan,
China, Mongolia, China again and North Korea.
Russia is the largest country in the world.
Traditionally, Russia west of the Ural mountains is considered to be in
Europe and to the west in Asia. Most of the area of Russia is in
Asia and most of the population is in Europe.
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