If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Russia http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rs.html Geography question: What is the distance from St. Petersburg in the west to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the east (along the 60th parallel north)? Why (or how) would the size of the country encourage centralized governmental administration? Demographics question: Note the population growth rate of Russia. What are two issues that growth rate presents to the government? What is one asset and one liability the government has (according to the data presented in the Fact Book) for addressing those issues? Comparison question: Compare the list of Russian "Political Parties and Leaders" with the list for the USA. How do the differences in the lists affect politics within the countries? Why?