Russia Travel Advisory

Local Situation: 2.3 / 5

Travelling Russia is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 1.9 / 5

Russia shares a land border with 14 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Russia), the Advisory Index is 1.9 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: North Korea (4.3), Ukraine (2.8), China (2.4), Azerbaijan (2.2), Kazakhstan (2.2), Norway (1.6), Estonia (1.5), Lithuania (1.5), Latvia (1.5), Poland (1.5), Belarus (1.3), Finland (1.3), Georgia with 1.3 and Mongolia with 1.3 (of 5).

Russia with its capital Moscow is a country in Europe (Eastern Europe), approximately 1.8 times the size of the US (17,100,000 km²). The country is located Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. The climate can be described as ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast. The landscape is broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions. With a population of about 140.7 million citizens.

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Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Russia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

• abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides
• air pollution from heavy industry
• and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts
• and transportation in major cities
• deforestation
• emissions of coal-fired electric plants
• groundwater contamination from toxic waste
• industrial
• municipal
• scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination
• soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals
• soil erosion
• urban solid waste management

Natural hazzards

• permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development
• significant volcanic activity on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands; the peninsula alone is home to some 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (4,835 m), which erupted in 2007 and 2010, is Kamchatka's
• spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
• volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands
• volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Russia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

1. advanced electronic components
2. agricultural machinery
3. all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft
4. chemicals
5. communications equipment
6. complete range of mining
7. construction equipment
8. consumer durables
9. defense industries including radar
10. electric power generating

Agriculture products

1. beef
2. fruits
3. grain
4. milk
5. sugar beets
6. sunflower seeds
7. vegetables

Russian Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Russia.

Export products

1. a wide variety of civilian
2. chemicals
3. metals
4. military manufactures
5. natural gas
6. petroleum
7. petroleum products
8. wood
9. wood products

Import products

1. fruits
2. iron
3. machinery
4. meat
5. medical instruments
6. nuts
7. optical
8. pharmaceutical products
9. plastic
10. semi-finished metal products

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Russia?

Russia is currently rated at 2,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. Travelling Russia is (relatively) safe.

Is it safe to travel Russia in 2019?

You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Russia.

How many travel advisories do you know for Russia?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Russia.

What is the size of Russia?

Russia has a size of 17,100,000 km² or 6,602,344 mi² which is approximately 1.8 times the size of the US.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.