Here are some facts about the area and elevation of Russian Federation.
- Total area: 17,098,242 square kilometers
- Land area: 16,377,742 square kilometers
- Water area: 720,500 square kilometers
- SIze compared to the U.S.: Approximately 1.8 times the size of the U.S.
- Total distance of all land boundaries: 20,241.5 km.
- Total distance of coastline: 37, 653 km.
- Point of lowest elevation: The Caspian Sea at 28m
- Point of highest elevation: Gora El'brus at 5,633m.