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Country Profile (MUNs)
Country Profile (MUNs)
Geography
Russia is the largest country in the world; its
total area is 17,075,400 square kilometres
(6,592,800 sq mi). There are 23 UNESCO
World
Heritage
Sites
in
Russia,
40
UNESCO biosphere reserves, 41 National
Parks and 101 nature reserves. It lies
between
latitudes 41 and 82
N
and
longitudes 19 E and 169 W.
Russia's territorial expansion was achieved largely in the
late 16th century under the Cossack Yermak
Timofeyevich during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, at a
time when competing city-states in the western regions
of Russia had banded together to form one country.
Yermak mustered an army and pushed eastward where he
conquered nearly all the lands once belonging to the
Mongols defeating their ruler, Khan Kuchum.
Russia has a wide natural resource base, including major
deposits of timber, petroleum, natural gas, coal, ores and
other mineral resources.
Foreign Relations:
The Russian Federation is recognized in
international law as a successor state of the
former Soviet Union. Russia continues to
implement the international commitments of
Government:
The president is elected by popular vote for a six-year
term (eligible for a second term, but not for a third
consecutive term). Ministries of the government are
composed of the Premier and his deputies, ministers, and
selected other individuals; all are appointed by the
President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
(whereas the appointment of the latter requires the
consent of the State Duma). Leading political parties in
Russia include United Russia, the Communist Party, the,
and A Just Russia. In 2013, Russia was ranked as 122nd
of 167 countries in the Democracy Index compiled by
the Economist.
Economy:
Foreign Policy:
Russias view of the modern world, as well as its goals
and objectives are reflected in the Foreign Policy
Concept adopted in 2013. It evaluates the global situation
and analyses the processes unfolding in the world and its
regions. On its basis the foreign strategy of the country
has been found in full recognition of the fundamentally
new geopolitical situation in the world. The system of
international relations is in transition as a new
polycentric world order is taking root. We are witnessing
the creation of a fundamentally new global model
marked by growing competition in all spheres, including
social and economic development and moral values.
Evidently, Russia is well placed to consolidate its role as
one of the centres of the new multipolar system and
actively impact the global situation with a view to
ameliorating it, strengthening security and stability,