[partiallypro]

Geographical size means nothing and isn't a challenge to the US, Russia's economy isn't that important to the global economy. The Russian economy is smaller than Canada's and Canada is not only a NATO member but also geographically large.

[red-iron-pine]

Smaller than Italy's. PPP works in their favor, to some degree, but outside of natural resources and low-end manufacturing they're mostly holding on to the shadow of the USSR. It's not really a place for innovation, and not a great place to do business unless you're willing to hemorrhage cash via bribes and bureaucracy.