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Covering 22,402,400 square kilometres, the Soviet Union is the largest nation on Earth. Extending the entirety of Northern and Central Asia, as well as much of Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union spans 10 time zones and and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. |
Covering 22,402,400 square kilometres, the Soviet Union is the largest nation on Earth. Extending the entirety of Northern and Central Asia, as well as much of Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union spans 10 time zones and and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. |
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| Population | 410,179,312 (2014 Census) |
| Domonym | Soviet |
| Government | Single-Party Socialist State |
| Languages | Russian (Lingua Franca) Ukrainian , Uzbek , others |
| Capital | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
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Other Cities |
Kiev , Leningrad , Volgograd |
| Establishment | December 30, 1922 (Creation) |
| Area | 22,402,400 km² (8,649,538 sq mi) |
| Currency | Soviet Ruble |
| Internet TDL | .su .cccp |
| Calling Code | +7 |
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, abbreviated to USSR, SU or the Soviet Union, is a Socialist State located in Northern Eurasia. The USSR is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), with its seat of government in the capital city of Moscow.
Covering 22,402,400 square kilometres, the Soviet Union is the largest nation on Earth. Extending the entirety of Northern and Central Asia, as well as much of Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union spans 10 time zones and and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms.
Since the economic reforms in the late 1970's, the USSR has become one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world. As of 2014, it is the world's second largest economy by both nominal total GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP), and is also the world's largest producers of oil and natural gas due to its extensive mineral and energy resources. It is one of the five recognized nuclear weapon states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. It also has the largest standing army and the highest defense budget. The Soviet Union is a superpower and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.