Russia

Russia (rus. Россия), officially — the Russian Federation (rus. Российская Федерация) is a country situated in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Russia is by far or by a considerable margin the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area.

Appearance
Russia is typically portrayed as tall (and sometimes slim) and is wearing an ushanka. They usually wear a (sometimes oversized) light blue striped shirt and jeans. Most fans when drawing them have them with bandages wrapped around their forearms, due to self-harm, which is seemingly linked to the death of their father, as many fans headcanon. They are often shown with a bottle of vodka. He's also represented with a military suit of commanders of the Russian Empire.

Personality
Different sources depict him differently. Mostly dark, quiet and "dangerous". A lot of people headcanon that he suffers from depression and is often drunk due to drinking too much vodka, he is often known for blaming himself for his fathers death ( USSR).

Interests

 * Vodka (stereotype)
 * Ballet
 * Sunflower seeds
 * Cats
 * Space
 * Science (Especially Rockets and Chemistry)
 * Tetris
 * Ice Hockey
 * Soccer/Football
 * Dubstep and Hardbass
 * Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Other symbols
Besides flag, Russia has a coat of arms that depicts a double-headed eagle and an anthem.

Nicknames

 * Ruski (sometimes Russki)
 * Russ
 * Tripoloski
 * Russie

Etymology
The name "Россия" (Rossiya) came from the old Russian word "Русь" (Rus).

Organizations and Affiliations

 * European Union (EU)
 * G20
 * G8
 * The Council of Europe
 * Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
 * Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
 * Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Pre-history
The deepest levels of the Kostenki archaeological site near the Don River in Russia, which has been dated to at least 40,000 years ago. Arctic Russia was reached by 40,000 years ago. Later, vast steppes of Southern Russia were home to tribes of nomadic pastoralists.

In the 8th century BCE, Greek and Turkish merchants has reached the land and settled there

WIP

Government
The most main person in Russia is a president (currently Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin). The Government is headed by the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine have a bilateral relation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The bilateral relationship between Russia and Ukraine formally started in the 1990s immediately upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union, of which both Russia and Ukraine had been founding constituent republics.

Interactions between the two areas of Russia and Ukraine developed on a formal basis from the 17th century (note the Treaty of Pereyaslav between Moscow and Bohdan Khmelnytsky's cossacks in 1654), but international-level relations ceased when Catherine the Great liquidated the autonomy of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1764. For a short period of time soon after the communist 1917 October Revolution two states interacted again.

In 1920, Soviet Russian forces overran Ukraine and relations between the two states transitioned from international to internal ones within the Soviet Union, founded in 1922. After the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991, Russia and Ukraine have undergone periods of ties, tensions, and outright hostility.

Geography
Geographically, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. Since Russia has Kaliningrad, it then shares borders with Lithuania and Poland. It has an area of 17,125,191 km2 and occupies 11 time zones.

Family

 * Ukraine — sister/brother
 * Bulgaria — brother/sister
 * Belarus — brother/sister
 * Serbia — cousin-wife (depends on the person)
 * Greenland — cousin-brother and son-in-law
 * Montenegro — cousin-sister/brother
 * North Macedonia — cousin-sister/brother
 * Poland — cousin-sister/brother
 * Arctic — cousin-sister/brother
 * Antarctica — daughter
 * Armenia — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Azerbaijan — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Estonia — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Finland — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Georgia — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Hungary — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Kazakhstan — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Kyrgyzstan — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Latvia — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Lithuania — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Moldova — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Slovakia — cousin-sister/brother
 * Slovenia — cousin-sister/brother
 * Tajikistan — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Turkmenistan — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Uzbekistan — stepson/stepdaughter
 * Germany — stepson/stepdaughter

Friends

 * China — "You're a great friend but you're pretty shady" (depends on the person, some will consider her as Russia's actual wife)
 * Kazakhstan — "You help me launch space rockets."
 * Belarus — "Great support."
 * Malaysia — "Let me get you into space! And blame Ukraine that she destroy your plane, not me!"
 * Costa Rica — "b a n a n a s"
 * Egypt
 * Serbia — "You are my love!"
 * Greece and Cyprus — "Best friends in the European Union!"
 * Iceland


 * Mongolia — "My cute little buddy."
 * Algeria
 * Morocco
 * Tunisia
 * Laos — "a great friend since WWII!"
 * Cuba — "same with Laos"
 * Philippines — "Glad that you finally know not to get involved with him. Also, you have the best president!"
 * Vietnam — "a great friend! I helped him win against the capitalist!"
 * Cambodia

Neutral

 * Austria — "Good friend and one of the best Natural gas deliveries (in Europe)!"
 * Azerbaijan
 * Denmark
 * Germany — "You were one of the nicest European countries to me. But after the annexation of Crimea, you no longer want to be friends."
 * France — "Not really a good friend."
 * Portugal
 * Czech Republic — "I know what my dad (or me) did to you and your sibling and that you're hurt, and I'm sorry for that. I actually like your drinks."
 * Bulgaria — "You really changed..."
 * Romania
 * Slovakia
 * South Korea- "My father (or me) damaged you. But now I like your chocolate pie. and Dokdo was invaded was in our country is I'm sorry."
 * Norway
 * Finland
 * Hungary
 * Ireland
 * Italy, Portugal, and  Spain — "We have a strong affection relationship and I want us to continue maintaining it!"
 * Turkey
 * European Union
 * NATO

Enemies

 * Belgium
 * Canada
 * Estonia
 * Latvia
 * Lithuania
 * Sweden
 * Poland
 * Ukraine
 * United Kingdom
 * United States — "Enraged with their sanctions!"
 * Netherlands
 * Georgia
 * Kosovo
 * Chechen Republic of Ichkeria — "I beat you!"

Puppet States
(list of assumed puppet states)


 * Abkhazia
 * South Ossetia
 * Tranistria
 * Artsakh (Armenia-Azerbaijan)
 * Donetsk People’s Republic
 * Luhansk People’s Republic

Past Versions

 * Old Great Bulgaria
 * Khanate of Khazar
 * Mongol Empire (partly)


 * Kievan Rus
 * Volga Bulgarian
 * Novgorod Republic 
 * Northern Mughal State
 * Grand Duchy of Vladimir
 * Muscovite Russia
 * Tsardom of Russia
 * Russian Empire
 * Democratic Federal Republic of Russia
 * Soviet Federal Republic
 * Russian State
 * Third Reich (partly)


 * USSR/Russian SFSR (enemy)

Belarus
"Russia's sister (Most of the fandom chooses Belarus's gender as a female) or friend, Belarus, is extremely close to them. People ship them sometimes, but people can also think of Belarus as one of Russia's family members or friends. In Belarus most people speaking Russian, not Belarusian and Belarus in general takes lots of inspiration from Russia. However this type of relationship has given Belarus a sort of "rebellious"/break away mentality to be more Belarusian and she's trying to get back to her own culture. But Belarus for the foreseeable future, will always be by Russia's side they will always be at their corner cheering them own like a cheerleader."

Ukraine
"Their relationship is very complicated. It started with the Crimea crisis."

North Korea
"Russia was one of the few countries that interacted with the DPRK after the Korean war. North Korea idolized the U.S.S.R taking lots of inspiration from him early on and is one of North Korea's few friends. However, North Korea's nukes and recent behavior has made Russia step back a little, along with China."

Kazakhstan
"Very good country that Russia can trust, just like Belarus."

Kyrgyzstan
"Just like Belarus and Kazakhstan :D"

United States
"Some of the fandom ship them from them becoming friends or them being enemies before, then forgiving them, or just in a love-hate situation. But referring to reality, these countries are enemies and there is a lot of tension between them."

Mongolia
"Celebrates victories days together. And drinks on the celebration day."

Trivia
These are not factual, and more about what the Countryhumans community thinks, it is most commonly stereotypical and needs more evidence to support.


 * Russia and Germany are usually represented as two tragic countries that have suffered the darkest dictatorships of the twentieth century in Europe (Third Reich and USSR). However, in their respective future versions, Germany is positively represented while Russia is negatively represented.
 * Some fans assume that Russia's mother is France. Probably, despite the traditional rivalry between the two countries, due to similarities with their respective revolutions.
 * Russia and Spain are often represented as distant counterparts of the European continent to each other. Popularly, it is often considered that political positions should not be a problem to get to know each other better between Moscow and Madrid. This may also refer to the similarities of the Russian and Spanish Empires. Both countries are the biological parents of Alaska and Antarctica.
 * He is mostly depicted with vodka, a stereotypical drink associated with Russia.
 * It's due to the fact that every Russian person (especially men) consumes an average of 18 liters of vodka per year, which is twice the amount allowed medically.
 * In Russia, the death rate exceeds the birth rate.
 * Most deaths are related to vodka (Alcoholic drinks in general) and the homicide rate, given that Russia has the highest rate of 9.7 murders per 100,000 people, more than that in the USA, which amounts to 4.7 murders per 100,000 people.
 * Some describe Russia as a suicidal person due to the fact that suicide rates are very high, as Russia recorded the second-highest suicide rate in who data after Lithuania.
 * Russia is actually bigger than Pluto.
 * It has 9 time zones and is the only country in the world to have so.
 * As a result of the dispute between Russia and Japan over the Kuril Islands, both didn't sign a peace agreement to end the war that occurred between them during WWII, so legally there's still a war between them.
 * The mayor of Megon, a city in Russia, has passed a decree banning the apology.
 * Russian fans began to reject that Russia is paired with many countries, particularly the United States or Mexico, and currently, they only consider Serbia as the true love of Russia. These criticisms come mainly because the character Russia is precisely homophobic and is paired with other countries for the mere fact of being.
 * Russia has the highest rank on global cat ownership (59%). Russians love cats more than anyone on the planet.