Mount BelukhaMount Belukha, Altai Mountains, southwestern Siberia, Russia. Themorphologyof Asia masks an extremely complex geologic history that predates the active deformations largely responsible for the existing landforms.Tectonicunits (regions that once formed or now form part of a single tectonic pla...
the northern part of the Caucasus region, in Europe andTranscaucasia, the southern part, in Asia. Another widelyendorsedscheme puts the western portion of the Caucasus region in Europe and the eastern part—that is, the bulk ofAzerbaijanand small portions ofArmenia,Georgia, and Russia’s Caspia...
Reports on the position of Latvia regarding the establishment of a mutually agreed-upon border with the Russian Federation. Decision of the Latvian government to drop their demands that a bilateral border agreement include a reference to the 1920 Riga Peace Treaty between Latvia and Russia....
dollars. Australia was the second-largest lead exporting country that year, with exports worth 755.4 million U.S. dollars. The main application for lead is in batteries, but the metal is also used in radiation shielding. Leading lead exporting countries worldwide in 2023, based on value (in ...
Canada takes up about two-fifths of the North American continent, making it the second-largest country in the world after Russia. The country is sparsely populated, with most of its 35.5 million residents living within 125 miles of the U.S. border. Canada’s expansive wilderness to the north...
Ukraine’s year-over-year fall to No. 80 from No. 68 marked the largest decrease of any country between 2023 and 2024. The Eastern European nation was invaded by Russia in early 2022, after which it saw its ranking climb nine spots.But since then it, too, has fallen to its lowest ra...
The South American nation of Bolivia ranks eighth on the list, tying with border country Argentina. It produced 1,000 metric tons of silver in 2021.14The country has many silver mines, especially the Cerro Rico de Potosí which is estimated to still have large deposits of silver inside. The ...
9. Russia The largest country in the world,Russiaand its many riches could take a lifetime to explore. Stretching from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, everything about it is epic in size and scale.
Sacagawea struggling south of the border The U.S. government could potentially save up to $500 million annually (all figures are in U.S. dollars), but that won't happen for quite a few reasons. The report reveals the U.S. Mint spent at least $67.1 million to promote the new dollar ...
France is set to ease its COVID-19 border restrictions for seven countries, but travelers arriving into the country will still have to produce negative test results from within 72 hours before departure. The foreign ministry announced on Thursday that people arriving from the U.K., Israe...