Russian Language Countries

Common language and proximity influence relationships in trade and culture. It accompanies common history.

Years of occupation of USSR satellite countries and trade made the Russian language spread to neighboring countries.

 
Regions where Russian is an Official Language are:

Russia

Belarus

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan Independence disputed

Abkhazia

South Ossetia

Crimea

Gagauzia, Moldova

Transnistria, Moldova

There are several other countries where Russian, though not official, is an important secondary language. These include:

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Estonia

Georgia

Israel

Latvia

Lithuania

Moldova

Mongolia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

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Russia has the most land borders with other countries in the world. Russia has land borders with: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and North Korea. These 14 countries share borders with Russia.

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