Russia
LanguageRussian
Driving sideDrives on the right
Domain.ru
Easily confused with:Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, GeorgiaQuizzes for this area:Russia State Quiz, Russia City Quiz, Area code quiz (Russia)
Whole area6
Clues that work anywhere in this area
Signs★★★
The crosswalk sign shows 3 lines.
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Signs★★★
Roadside signs display a number giving the distance between a starting point and an endpoint. The distances shown tend to be fairly long.
Commercial Facilities★★★
You'll find gas stations or banks belonging to Gazprom (Газпром), a major Russian company.
Watch outGazprom gas stations also exist in Kyrgyzstan.
See alsoKyrgyzstan
Building★★★
Pipes often run along the tops of walls or fences.
Bollard★★★
Intersections and road merges have lots of bollards.
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Narrowing down the region14
Once you know the area: which part of it
Area Code
Phone area codes narrow down the region
Phone area codes are assigned by region. When a number shows up on a sign, an advert or a van, its leading digits narrow the location down to a part of the country.
Coloured by leading digitVegetation
Plants & farming★★★
The dominant tree species differs by region, so understanding vegetation distribution can help narrow things down.
Watch outThe real distribution isn't as clean as this map — there's a gradient between zones.
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Plants & farming★★★
The density of larch (Larch, Sparse Larch) varies by location.
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Plants & farming★★★
Birch trees are easy to spot on sight, making them a useful clue.
Plants & farming★★★
Spruce is common near the northwestern mountains and further west.
Plants & farming★★★
Erman's birch (stone birch) seems to be common on the Kamchatka Peninsula. If the branches are pale, it may be Erman's birch; if dark, ordinary birch.
Plants & farming★★★
Butterbur often grows on Sakhalin. It's found across all of Japan as well as Sakhalin.
Soil color
Landscape★★★
A dark, fertile soil called chernozem spreads from Ukraine through southern Siberia, and grain production is heavy along this belt.
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Landscape★★★
In north-central Russia, sand tends to accumulate along the roadside.
Scenery
Landscape★★★
The Kamchatka Peninsula is distinctive for its volcanoes.
Vehicle★★★
If an unusually high share of cars are right-hand-drive Japanese models, that may point to an area close to Japan.
Examples12SourcesVladivostok, paradise for used Japanese cars: local company president on demand for Japanese cars since Russia sanctions
Google Car★★★
In the east, the Google Car appears white.
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Magadan Oblast
Plants & farming★★★
Trees with needle-like leaves are common around Magadan. They appear over a fairly wide area centered on Magadan, though the exact species isn't known.
Astrakhan Oblast
Landscape★★★
Around Astrakhan the soil is red and vegetation sparse, making it not too hard to identify.
Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Landscape★★★
The Sakha Republic often has something like fog or smoke hanging in the air.
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Regions
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Basics
General facts about this place- The world's largest country by land area, spanning 11 time zones[ref]
Nearby areas
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