Flora and Fauna

Russia is a country with a massive surface area. It stretches in the west from St. Petersburg over the Ural to Siberia and in the far east to the Bering strait. The total area encompasses over 17 million square kilometers and is almost 50 times bigger than Germany. Naturally with such a big land mass, the geography and climate of the land varies accordingly. The geographic 'pole of cold' is in Siberia (Ojmjakon), however in the south of Russia you can compare the temperature with that of Nizza. In Altai and in the north Caucasia you will find the highest mountains in the country – 5000 meters above sea level. The Lake of Baikal in Siberia is home to the biggest sweet water reservoir on this earth.