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[[File:Gray Wolf in northern Volkia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The {{wp|gray wolf}}, Volkia's national animal]]
[[File:Golden Eagle on shore.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The {{wp|golden eagle}}, Volkia's national bird]]
''Main article: [[Wildlife of Volkia]]''
The territory of Volkia can be split up into three ecoregions: {{wp|Scandinavian coastal conifer forests|Volkian coastal conifer forests}}, {{wp|Sarmatic mixed forests|Iturian mixed forests}}, and {{wp|Scandinavian and Russian taiga|Iturian taiga}}. The north is covered by boreal forests while the western coast contains conifer forests, of which have some small areas of temperate rainforest. The rest of the country is dominated by Iturian mixed forests, which contain broadleaf and conifer forests. As of 2015, 45% of Volkia's land is dedicated to agriculture, while 37% is forested and 18% is covered by settlements or infrastructure.
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Much of Volkia's land is protected in national parks and nature reserves, compromising nearly 27% of the country. There are [[List of national parks of Volkia|35 national parks]] and [[List of nature parks of Volkia|125 nature parks]] in Volkia. More than 250 zoos operate in the country, the largest of which is located in Nikolayevsk.
[[File:Kologorsk Midnight Sun.jpg|left|thumb|180x180px|The midnight sun seen in Kologorsk Oblast.]]
===Environment===
Attractive and dramatic landscapes can be found throughout Volkia. The northern coast presents some of the most visually impressive coastal sceneries in the world, which is made up of numerous fjords and dramatic terrain. The northern regions of the country experience the natural phenomena of the {{Wp|midnight sun}} (during summer) and the {{Wp|Aurora borealis}}, attracting thousands of tourists a year. TravelVolkia, a domestic tourism magazine, consistently rates the country's north as a top tourism destination for domestic travelers.
Much of Volkia's environment is protected in the form of national parks and nature reserves, and numerous endangered species receive protection from the government under the Protecting Endangered Species Act of 1965. Volkia has received praise in some international studies for its protection of such species and their environment, though it has also received harsh criticism for the over-exploitation of fisheries and its exploitation of natural resources in unprotected environments.
==Economy ==
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