FOTW Russia

New flag to my FOTW collection, sent by Khadizhat.

Russia has an area of 17.125.200 km², a population of 144.192.450 and its capital is Moscow.

Unique: 

* World Largest Country - 10.995 % of world's landmass;  Russia is bigger than Pluto;

* Lake Baikal, Siberia: the deepest lake in the world;

Famous:

* Matryoshka Doll - set of wooden dolls od decreasing size place one inside another;

* Yuri Gagarin - the first human to journey into outer space, 12 April, 1961;

History:

* Formation - 862, arrival of Rurik;

* Largest Territory - Russian Empire - 1721 - 1917.