Top 20 Curious Facts About Siberia

The vast expanses of snowy Siberia have been boggling the human imagination for millennia. Untamed, mighty rivers, thick forests, ancient mountains towering over the landscape – all these astonishingly beautiful landmarks can be found in Siberia. To think that humans have been living there since God knows when, and there are still places where no man has ever set foot yet. But I guess it is for the better since everything we touch transforms into an industrial wasteland.

Time to learn a few curious facts about the magical Siberia!

1 The Siberian territory is so vast, you could place any of the European countries many times over.

2 Siberia accounts for 77% of Russia`s land area.

3 Siberian forests and the South American rain forest are the two biggest oxygen suppliers in the world.

4 Siberia lies entirely in Asia since the border between Europe, and Asia is usually marked along the Ural Mountains.