It depends in of what you mean by closeness - if you mean geographically, The US is closer - Alaska borders Russia - between the last inhabited US town (in the Diomede Islands) and the first Russian town (Uelen), there's about 30 miles (up North, over the Bering Straits). If you mean politically, neither Canada, nor the US are particularly close to Russia in either bilateral relations or in participation in common international organizations.
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Russia's second largest city is Saint Petersburg.
The biggest state in terms of territory is Alaska. It is approximately 663,300 square miles in size.
Germany is the country located between France and Russia.
Yes, just 2.4 miles from little Diomonde Island in Alaska to Big Diomonde Island in Russia.
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No. But Russia owned Alaska.
Russia is directly west of Alaska. There is the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia.
Alaska is much bigger than Denmark. However, Denmark also can include Greenland, which is bigger than Alaska.
Alaska was bought from Russia.
The Bering Strait narrows the most between Big Diomede Island, which is in Russia, and Little Diomede Island, which United States territory and that of the State of Alaska.
Alaska was originally owned by Russia.
The Bering Strait separates Alaska from Russia
yes Alaska's land was once owned by Russia. yes Alaska's land was once owned by Russia.
it was first with russia (ussr) but then it sold alaska after the cold war to USA .
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