<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Official name: Russian Federation.</li><li>A republic since 1991, the largest country in the world by area, extending from eastern Europe to northern and western Asia.</li><li>6,593,000 square miles (17,076,000 square kilometers).</li><li>Moscow.</li><li>Soviet Union.</li><li>Russian Empire (def).</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>