MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION How much surface land was the former republics of the Soviet Union? 1/6 1/4 1/5 1/3

The correct answer is $1/6$.<br /><br />The former republics of the Soviet Union covered approximately $1/6$ of the Earth's total land surface area. The Soviet Union was the largest country in the world by land area, covering about 22.4 million square kilometers (8.6 million square miles). This was roughly equivalent to the combined land area of the 15 republics that made up the Soviet Union, which included Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and others.