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Territory. The country occupies a large part of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, its total area amounts to 17 075.4 thousand square meters. km (13% of the total area of the globe). Russia stretches from east to west: its extent in the latitudinal direction - about 9 thousand km, and in the meridian considerably less - 2,5-4 thousand kilometers. In the west, Russia has a territory of the enclave, surrounded by neighboring states - the Kaliningrad region in the north and east - the numerous islands of the Arctic and Pacific Oceans. Geographically, the country can be divided into several regions - the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, Urals, Siberia and the Far East. In some regions can be distinguished North.