• The region known as Siberia covers 77% of Russia, but is home to only 28% of the population
  • The Trans-Siberian train from Moscow to Vladivostok takes a week to complete its journey
  • The majority of private vehicles in Eastern Siberia are right-hand drive, due to the proximity to Japan and the popularity of buying used Japanese vehicles
  • About 30% of Russian exports travel along the Trans-Siberian Railway
  • The Trans-Siberian railroad crosses exactly 3,901 bridges
  • Siberia’s Lake Baikal contains 20% of the unfrozen fresh water on earth
  • Within Siberia are vast areas of frozen tundra, lush evergreen pine forests, steppes, and in the far east, sub-tropical forest