<P> The republics include a wide variety of peoples , including northern Europeans , Tatars , Caucasus peoples , and indigenous Siberians . The largest federal subjects are in Siberia . Located in east - central Siberia , the Sakha Republic ( Yakutia ) is the largest federal subject in the country ( and the largest country subdivision in the world ) , twice the size of Alaska . Second in size is Krasnoyarsk Krai , located west of Sakha in Siberia . Kaliningrad Oblast , which is a noncontiguous constituent entity of Russia , is the smallest oblast . The Republic of Ingushetia is both the smallest republic and the smallest federal subject of Russia except for the three federal cities . The two most populous federal subjects , Moscow Oblast ( with Moscow ) and Krasnodar Krai , are in European Russia . </P>
<P> The republics include a wide variety of peoples , including northern Europeans , Tatars , Caucasus peoples , and indigenous Siberians . The largest federal subjects are in Siberia . Located in east - central Siberia , the Sakha Republic ( Yakutia ) is the largest federal subject in the country ( and the largest country subdivision in the world ) , twice the size of Alaska . Second in size is Krasnoyarsk Krai , located west of Sakha in Siberia . Kaliningrad Oblast , which is a noncontiguous constituent entity of Russia , is the smallest oblast . The Republic of Ingushetia is both the smallest republic and the smallest federal subject of Russia except for the three federal cities . The two most populous federal subjects , Moscow Oblast ( with Moscow ) and Krasnodar Krai , are in European Russia . </P>
where is most of russia 's territory located
where is most of russia 's territory located
Siberia
Siberia