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European Russia

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Revision as of 20:35, 7 December 2024 by imported>Helphelp1234 (No. Siberia is not a country. Look at the definition of country. Siberia is not a sovereign state. The capital, population and culture are located in Europe.)
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Part of Russia situated on the European continent (c. 23%)

Russia is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. About twenty-five percent of the area is in Europe, and seventy-five percent is in Asia. Russia is the largest and most populous country in Europe.

About 110 million of the 144 million people, or 80%, live in the European part. The European part makes up 40% of the surface, and 15% of the population, of Europe. In the European part of Russia, there are 27.5 people per square kilometer. The Asian part (Siberia) has 20% of the population of Russia, with 2.5 people per square kilometer.

The two biggest cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg are in the European part. Moscow is the biggest city with a population of 12.9 million people.

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