Russia today is a country that encompasses the northern parts of the continents of both Europe and Asia. Russia is a country that operates under the direction of a President and a Prime Minister. Russia today is a federation that is made of 83 federal subjects. Russia is the largest country in the world. In addition to its rather large land mass of over 6,500,000 sq mi, it also has 9 different time zones. This large land mass of the country of Russia does not come without value. This is because Russia today is known as being the country to contain the most mineral, energy power, and forest reserves than any other country in the world.