1. Russia is one of the world 's richest countries in raw materials, many of which are significant inputs for an industrial economy. According to Igor Booth of Institute of Modern Russia, Russia accounts for roughly 20% of the world 's production of natural gas and oil and control enormous reserves of both fuels. This abundance has made Russia virtually self-sufficient in energy and a large-scale exporter of fuels. Russia possesses bountiful reserves of manganese, nickel, iron ore, platinum, titanium, copper, tin, lead, copper, tungsten, diamonds, chromium, phosphates, and gold. In addition, the forests of Siberia contain about one-fifth of the world 's timber, particularly conifers. The iron ore deposits of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, are
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It comes as no surprise that the countries Russia import most from, China and Germany, provide for a combined 31% of Russia’s cars, packaged medicaments, vehicle parts, and computers. China is a leading exporter in computer parts at 9%, while Germany provides for a healthy 11% in the exporting of cars. Russia doesn’t necessarily import resources, rather they import products. Daniel Workman of World’s Top Exports found that China is Russia’s second-biggest trading partner after the EU, and total trade between the two was nearly $89 billion last year, and is on track to hit the $100 billion target for 2014. It seems Russia is trading eastward rather than westward, while the only notable western country is Germany. Germany not only exports a very high amount of cars and mechanical parts but also raw materials and food, according to Michael Moriarty and Noel Fahey of The Institute of European and International Affairs found, “Russia is a major trading partner for Germany. It is the 7th major source of German imports and the 11th major export market for German goods and services. Total trade between the two countries exceeded €76bn in 2013.” With the very high number of Russia’s cars, vehicle parts, computers, and packaged medicaments coming from China and Germany, Russia will be depending on them for a very long …show more content…
According to Trading Economics, a “world bank indicator” was ran in which what percentage of Russia’s use, finding that 49.4 percent of Russia’s land is forest. In addition, it was found that 13.3 percent is agricultural, and a slim 7.6 percent is arable, mostly due to the fact all of northern and eastern Russia is frozen tundra, making it uninhabitable and impossible to participate in any type of agriculture. Described by Dorling Kindersley of the Eastern European Encyclopedia, The population of Russia is approximately 145 million people. The majority of them (approximately 105 million) live in the European part of Russia, while the rest (approximately 40 million) live in the Asian part of Russia. Moscow, with roughly 10 million people, and Saint Petersburg, with about 5 million people, are the two most populated cities of the Russian Federation. The rest of Russia such as northern, eastern, and central Russia is simply inhabitable due to the extreme temperatures and lack of resources. Approximately 80 percent of the population are of Russia descent, while the main minorities are Tatars at about 4 percent, and Ukrainians roughly 2 percent. Russian is the main official language throughout Russia. Depending on the region of Russia, dialect and mixtures of the language differ slightly. In addition to Moscow and Saint Petersburg being the hotbed of residents, is also largely a tourist and industrial hot spot, in addition, southern Russia where the Black Sea is found is also
It comes as no surprise that the countries Russia import most from, China and Germany, provide for a combined 31% of Russia’s cars, packaged medicaments, vehicle parts, and computers. China is a leading exporter in computer parts at 9%, while Germany provides for a healthy 11% in the exporting of cars. Russia doesn’t necessarily import resources, rather they import products. Daniel Workman of World’s Top Exports found that China is Russia’s second-biggest trading partner after the EU, and total trade between the two was nearly $89 billion last year, and is on track to hit the $100 billion target for 2014. It seems Russia is trading eastward rather than westward, while the only notable western country is Germany. Germany not only exports a very high amount of cars and mechanical parts but also raw materials and food, according to Michael Moriarty and Noel Fahey of The Institute of European and International Affairs found, “Russia is a major trading partner for Germany. It is the 7th major source of German imports and the 11th major export market for German goods and services. Total trade between the two countries exceeded €76bn in 2013.” With the very high number of Russia’s cars, vehicle parts, computers, and packaged medicaments coming from China and Germany, Russia will be depending on them for a very long …show more content…
According to Trading Economics, a “world bank indicator” was ran in which what percentage of Russia’s use, finding that 49.4 percent of Russia’s land is forest. In addition, it was found that 13.3 percent is agricultural, and a slim 7.6 percent is arable, mostly due to the fact all of northern and eastern Russia is frozen tundra, making it uninhabitable and impossible to participate in any type of agriculture. Described by Dorling Kindersley of the Eastern European Encyclopedia, The population of Russia is approximately 145 million people. The majority of them (approximately 105 million) live in the European part of Russia, while the rest (approximately 40 million) live in the Asian part of Russia. Moscow, with roughly 10 million people, and Saint Petersburg, with about 5 million people, are the two most populated cities of the Russian Federation. The rest of Russia such as northern, eastern, and central Russia is simply inhabitable due to the extreme temperatures and lack of resources. Approximately 80 percent of the population are of Russia descent, while the main minorities are Tatars at about 4 percent, and Ukrainians roughly 2 percent. Russian is the main official language throughout Russia. Depending on the region of Russia, dialect and mixtures of the language differ slightly. In addition to Moscow and Saint Petersburg being the hotbed of residents, is also largely a tourist and industrial hot spot, in addition, southern Russia where the Black Sea is found is also