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The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. Russia is situated on two continents: Europe and Asia. It occupies about one-seventh of the earth's surface. Its total area is about 17 million square kilometers. The country is washed by 12 seas of the Pacific, the Artic and the Atlantic Oceans. In the south Russia borders on China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is bounded by Norway, Finland, the Bal¬tic States, Belorussia, the Ukraine in the west. It also has a sea-border with the USA.
There are different types of climate in different regions of the country. The climate is arctic in the north of the country. The climate is subtropical in the south of Russia. In the middle of the coun¬try the climate is temperate and continental.
There are two great plains in Russia: the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Lowland. There are several mountain chains on the terri¬tory of the country: the Urals, the Caucasus, the Altai and others. The largest mountain chain is the Urals. It separates Europe from Asia.
There are over two million rivers in Russia. The longest river is the Volga. The main rivers are the Ob, the Yenisei, the Lena, the Amur. Russia is rich in beautiful lakes. Lake Baikal (1600 metres) is the deepest lake in the world. The largest lake of Europe, Ladoga, is situated in Russia.
Russia has one-sixth of the world's forests. Russia is very rich in oil, coal, iron ore, natural gas, copper, nickel and other mineral resources.
The population of Russia is about 150 million people. More than 100 languages are spoken all over the country, but Russian is the state language. The capital of Russia is Moscow. Moscow is the largest political, scientific, cultural and industrial centre.
Russia is a parliamentary republic. The Head оf State is the President. The national symbol of Russia is a white-blue and- red banner. The white stripe symbolized the earth, the blue stands for the sky and the red one symbolized liberty. The hymn of Russia is written by Mickalkov. The national emblem is a two-headed eagle.

temperate. Australia is the driest continent … the Earth. About one half … its territory is occupied … deserts and semi-deserts.

The commonest trees … Australia are the eucalyptus, … which there are over 500 kinds. There are also acacia or mimosa, which is the national emblem … Australia. Even stranger than plants are the animals. There live kangaroos, duck-bills, koalas and a great number … different birds, parrots …them.

Great Britain

The United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) is the official
name of the British Kingdom. It occupies most of the territory
of the British Isles and consists of four countries. They are England,
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh,
Cardiff and Belfast.

The UK is situated
off the west coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean on the
north-west and the North Sea on the east. It is separated from
the European continent by the English Channel. The narrowest part
of the English Channel is called the Strait of Dover. The total
area of Great Britain is over 244,000 square kilometres.

The
UK is an island state: it is made up of two
large islands and several much smaller ones. The two main islands are Great
Britain to the east and Ireland to the west. They are separated
by the Irish Sea. Geographically, the island of Great Britain
is subdivided into two main regions — Lowland Britain and Highland
Britain. Lowland Britain comprises southern and eastern England. Highland
Britain consists of Scotland, most of Wales, the Pennines, and the
Lake District. The Mountains are not very high. The highest mountain
is Ben Nevis in Scotland (1343m). England is separated from
Scotland by the Cheviot Hills, running from east to west.

There are a lot
of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn
is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most
important one. The chief river in Scotland is the Clyde. Great Britain
has many beautiful lakes. The best known of them is long narrow Loch
Ness, legendary home of the famous monster. On the north-west side
of the Pennine system lies the Lake District, containing beautiful lakes.

The largest cities
of Great Britain are London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield,
Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast.

The population of the
United Kingdom is over 57 million people. English is the
official language. But some people speak Gaelic in western Scotland, and
Welsh — in parts of northern and central Wales.

The different parts
of Britain have their own emblems. The red rose is the national
emblem of England. The thistle is the national emblem
of Scotland. The daffodils and the leek are the emblems of Wales. And
the shamrock is the national emblem of Ireland.

The flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack.
It is made up of three crosses: the cross of St.
George (the patron saint of England), the cross of St. Andrew (the
patron saint of Scotland) and the cross of St. Patrick (the patron
saint of Ireland).

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