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because it's geographically large enough to be.
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Because part of Russia is in Europe and part of it is in Asia, as you can see on this map: http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-continent-map.htm
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it depends on who you ask. On wikipedia, it shows it as being in either continent. I was taught it was part of Asia. But, I recently had a conversation with someone in England who was conviced it was part of Europe. I suspect where you are affects your opnion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe#Political_geography
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Even in its reduced state it covers a lot of the world. In fact if Alaska wasn't sold to America in 1867 it could also be in the Americas
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Russia spans a continental line....not coincidentally, the one that separates Europe from Asia.
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The line that conventionally divides Europe from Asia, the Ural mountains, runs through the middle of Russia. Most of the big cities, and probably more than half the population, are in the European section. The Asian section is much larger, but much of it us very sparsely populated.
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