How to call Russian Federation

• 011 - US exit code; have to be dialed first for all international calls made from the US/Canada number plan
• 7 - international country code for Russian Federation
• US to Russian Federation international dialing format : 011 + 7 + area code + individual phone number

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Russia, or the Russian Federation, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, is a country extending over much of northern Eurasia. The total area of Russia, about 17,075,400 sq. km, is the largest territorial space in the world; by total population it ranks 9th worldwide. The territory of Russia includes most of the northern part of Asia and almost half of Europe. A huge range of natural environment and landscape forms is present. Russia is one of world centers of science and education - it's enough to mention Lomonosov Moscow State Unversity, St. Petersburg University, Novosibirsk Akademgorodok (Academic town) and newly founded Skolkovo innovation center in Moscow vicinity. In 2007 the City of Sochi has been scheduled as host city for 2014 Winter Olympics. 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Russia. Furthermore, Russia receives significant attention from tourists from around the world. The most important destinations both for domestic and international tourists include Moscow, St. Petersburg with vicinity, Lake Baikal, Veliky Ustyug. And it's deserved - Russia is one of the most culturally diverse nations of the world, due to the fact of sharing it's space between different cultural groups, including Slavic, Turkic, Finno-Ugric. In many places various cultures co-exist peacefully for ages and even are mutually enriched. Another key factor of Russian economy is mining and export of natural resources, like oil, gas, coal, several kinds of metals and ores. The forest and water (including fresh water resources of Russia are the richest in the world.