Fun facts about Russia

1. Russia has the worlds longest Railway. The trans-siberian railway is 9200km long
2. Russia is home to largest McDonalds restaurant in the world (seating capacity of 700).
3. In Russia there are about 10 million more Females than Males.
4. In Russia it is considered bad luck to give an even amount of flowers to Women.
5. Russia is the largest country in the world by area.
6. Russia is one of the largest oil producers in the world
7. The Metro system in St Petersburg is 100m deep in some places
8. The currency used in Russia is the Ruble
9. The worlds first Satelite called Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
10. Russia has over 40 national parks and 100 wildlife reserves
11. Basketball, ice hockey and football (soccer) are popular sports in Russia.
12. Russia has the world's largest area of forests.
13. Russia produces a large amount of renewable energy thanks to its well developed hydropower stations.
14. Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.
15. Russia's Volga River is the longest in Europe, with a length of around 3690 kilometres (2293 miles).
16. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world. It reaches 1642 metres (5,387 feet) in depth and contains around 20% of the worlds unfrozen fresh water.
17. The official residence of the Russian president is the Kremlin in Moscow. The name Kremlin means fortress.
18. Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. for $US7.2 million in 1868
19. During Peter the Greats' reign in Russia there was a beard tax.
20. Foxes have been domesticated like dogs by Russian scientists
21. 70% of Russia is Siberia
22. Russians drink a lot of tea.
23. A Russian invented Tetris.