1 of 2 country women who hit the Billboard Top 40 in 1997 with "How Do I Live"
Among her No. 1 hits over the last 23 years are "You Lie", "Somebody" & "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter"
This 2,194-mile river is 748 feet above sea level at its source, 92 feet below sea level at its mouth
This mountain range on Russia's border with Georgia contains many oil fields, including those of Baku & Grozny
Kaliningrad, a small piece of Russian territory, sits between Poland & Lithuania on this sea
Sure, you studied presidents & state birds, but how the Beastie Boys & their "No Sleep Till" here
This region's West Plain, one of the world's largest flatlands, is over 1 million square miles of steppe & tundra
Russia's southernmost point lies in Dagestan, a republic bordering this saltwater lake
Fine palaces greet the morning sun in this kingdom
You could often hear Soviet names in this nation