What are 3 problems russia always had with their geography

The country has  one of the most dense desert in the world. In addition, it is one of the coldest nation in the world. The country as  a result of the cold temperatures lacks an ice free port. Russia is technically land locked in the western front as it requires to pass through the territorial waters of turkey and Denmark which can limit its trading capacity. flooding is also a problem as the most of her rivers flow into the arctic freezing and causing flooding upstream, and hence most of Siberia is swampy.

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