Things You'll Only See In Russia

"The Lungs of the World"

Russia has the world's largest forest reserves. The amount of forest they have totally outnumbers the Amazon Rainforest. We have Russia to thank for supplying us with fresh oxygen and absorbing the carbon dioxide! These forests have been preserved from industrialization.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.