Geography of the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union was the world's largest country throughout its entire existence, covering an area of over 22,402,200 square kilometres (8,649,500 sq mi), and approximately one-seventh of Earth's land surface. It was only slightly smaller in land area than the entire continent of North America, and spanned most of Europe and Asia, and thus Eurasia. Its largest and most populous republic, Russian SFSR, dominated the nation geographically, covering roughly three-quarters of the surface area of the union, having the same borders as contemporary Russia.

Geography of the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union was the world's largest country throughout its entire existence, covering an area of over 22,402,200 square kilometres (8,649,500 sq mi), and approximately one-seventh of Earth's land surface. It was only slightly smaller in land area than the entire continent of North America, and spanned most of Europe and Asia, and thus Eurasia. Its largest and most populous republic, Russian SFSR, dominated the nation geographically, covering roughly three-quarters of the surface area of the union, having the same borders as contemporary Russia.