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Detailed explanation-1: -The vast majority of Russia’s population live in the western core area of the country, the region around the capital city of Moscow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Climate factors have also shaped the distribution of Russia’s population. Most of Russia’s population lives west of the Ural Mountains where the climate is more temperate and there are more connections with Eastern Europe (see Figure 3.6).

Detailed explanation-3: -European Russia accounts for about 75% of Russia’s total population. It covers an area of over 3, 969, 100 square kilometres (1, 532, 500 sq mi), with a population of nearly 110 million-making Russia the largest and most populous country in Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Globally, the population density per square kilometer stands at about 60 inhabitants, and Asia is the most densely populated region in the world.