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The most interesting facts about Russia. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake on the Earth. Ural mountains are the oldest mountains in the world. Khibiny Mountains - the highest mountains which are located in the Arctic Circle in Russia.
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Khibiny Mountains - the highest mountains which are located in the Arctic Circle in Russia.
Glaciers (800) in the Altai cover about 600 square kilometers
Moscow is the capital of Russia, there are about 11 million people
The population of Russia • 79% - Russians • 20% - Tatars • 10% - Ukrainians • 6% - Bashkirs • 6% - Chuvash • 5% - Chechens • 4% - Armenians • 3% - Mordovians
The main religions • Christianity (mainly Orthodox, there are also Catholic and Protestant) • Islam • Judaism • Buddhism
The most popular holidays in Russia - New Year's Day (January 1), Victory Day (May 9), the International Women's Day (8 March).
The most popular food • meatpotatoessaladborschdumplingschickenpilafsoupconfectionfish
Popular sports in Russia • Football - 1531721 people. (11.2%) • Volleyball — 1472860 (10,8%); • Basketball — 1340565 (9,8%); • Athletics - 917 448 (6.7%); • Swimming - 767,736 people. (5.6%) • Cross Country - 637,949 (4.7%); • Table Tennis - 553,913 (4.1%); • Chess - 406,171 (3.0%); • Sports tourism - 322,612 (2.4%); • Sport Aerobics - 244,833 (1.8%).