Siberia
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Summary
Siberia is a region[1]. Siberia ranks in the top 0.47% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63,328 views/month, #6 of 1,289).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Russia[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arctic Ocean[4], Pacific Ocean[5]
- Continent: Eurasia[6]
- Part of: Asia[7]
- Commons category: Siberia[8]
- Said to be the same as: North Asia[9]
- Occupant: Siberians[10]
- Has part(s): Western Siberia[11], Eastern Siberia[12], Russian Far East[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Siberia[14]
- Commons gallery: Сибирь[15]
- Population: 37,275,609[16]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Siberia[17]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[20], Encyclopædia Britannica[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[25], The New Student's Reference Work[26], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[28]
- Partially coincident with: Kazakhstan[29], Central Asia[30]
- Category for people born here: Q32008779[31]
- Category for people who died here: Q31973296[32]
- Demonym: sibirisch[33], Sibirier[34], Sibirierin[35], сибиряк[36], сибирячка[37], Siberian[38], Siberiano[39], Xi-bê-ri[40], siberier[41], Sibéarach[42], Sibirec[43], Sibirka[44]
- Native label: Сибирь[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Siberia[46]
- Different from: Serbia[47]
- Area: 10,000,000 km²[48], 13,488,500 km²[49]
- Studied by: Siberian studies[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Siberia include Siberian Federal District[51], a federal district of Russia[52], in Russia[53], founded in 2000[54]; Siberia[55], a film[56], directed by Matthew M. Ross[57]; Siberians[58], an ethnic group[59]; Siberian State Medical University[60], a Flagship university[61], in Russia[62], founded in 1888[63]; R255 Siberia Federal Highway[64], a road[65], in Russia[66]; Ligularia sibirica[67], a taxon[68]; Sicilian Defence, Smith-Morra Gambit, Siberian Trap[69], a chess opening[70]; and Sibiraea[71].
Why It Matters
Siberia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] Siberia is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for Siberia include Siberian Federal District[51], a federal district of Russia[52], in Russia[53], founded in 2000[54]; Siberia[55], a film[56], directed by Matthew M. Ross[57]; Siberians[58], an ethnic group[59]; Siberian State Medical University[60], a Flagship university[61], in Russia[62], founded in 1888[63]; R255 Siberia Federal Highway[64], a road[65], in Russia[66]; and Ligularia sibirica[67], a taxon[68].