Russia in brief

Tweet Russia is a vast country with a wealth of natural resources. It is the world's largest exporter of natural gas and second largest exporter of oil, of which it produced about 12 per cent of global supply in 2009. Russia's economy is heavily dependent on these exports Source.

Russian territory divided into 8 federal districts and 9 time zones (previously 11 time zones).

The Russian Federal Districts Map 

Click here to see the Time Zone Map - it is different

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More info on federal districts in Russia here.
Some Russian Economic Reports can be found here.

see this video to know more how Russia works - This is Russia (see link)