10 facts you may not have known about Russia
Facts About Russia
- Moscow has the busiest McDonald's in the world (30,000 people entered on the first day of opening).
- There are more than 600 universities in Russia.
- Russia is home to the world's largest active volcano, Klyuchevskaya Sopka, which stands at 4,750 meters.
- Russia is the second biggest oil exporter in the world.
- 10% of St. Petersburg is covered by water.
- Russia is the only country in the world to have 12 seas.
- Russia is so vast it spans 9 time zones.
- The first man into space was Russian; his name was Yuri Gagarin.
- Vitaly Petrov is the only Russian Formula One driver to date.
- Life expectancy in Russia is 59 years for men and 73 years for women.
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