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Capital: Moscow

146.2M
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Russia

Country Overview

Population

146.2M

146,200,000 people

Currency

Russian RubleRussian Ruble

RUB (₽)

Languages

Russian

Timezones

UTC+02:00

UTC+03:00

UTC+04:00

+8 more

Russia at a Glance

Comprehensive information about Russia

Country Details

ISO2:
RU
ISO3:
RUS
Region:Europe/Asia
Capital:Moscow
Population:146.2M

Currency

Code:
RUB
Name:Russian Ruble
Symbol:₽

Languages & Timezones

Languages:
Russian
Timezones:
UTC+02:00
UTC+03:00
UTC+04:00
UTC+05:00
UTC+06:00
UTC+07:00
UTC+08:00
UTC+09:00
UTC+10:00
UTC+11:00
UTC+12:00

Country Map

RU
Russia Map
Capital:

Moscow

Region:

Europe/Asia

Historical Timeline

862

Traditional founding of Russian state by Rurik

1547

Ivan the Terrible becomes first Tsar of Russia

1917

Russian Revolution overthrows Tsarist regime

1991

Dissolution of Soviet Union, Russian Federation established

2014

Annexation of Crimea from Ukraine

Famous Landmarks

10
Red Square

Red Square

Moscow

Historic square in Moscow, heart of Russian power

🧭

55.7539, 37.6208
Hermitage Museum

Hermitage Museum

St. Petersburg

One of the world's largest and oldest museums

🧭

59.9398, 30.3146
Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal

Siberia

World's deepest and oldest freshwater lake

🧭

53.5587, 108.1650
Kazan Kremlin

Kazan Kremlin

Kazan

UNESCO World Heritage site and historic fortress in Tatarstan

🧭

55.7979, 49.1056
Sochi Olympic Park

Sochi Olympic Park

Sochi

Main venue for 2014 Winter Olympics

🧭

43.4025, 39.9556
Saint Basil's Cathedral

Saint Basil's Cathedral

Moscow

Iconic cathedral with colorful onion domes on Red Square

🧭

55.7525, 37.6231
Catherine Palace

Catherine Palace

Pushkin

Opulent rococo palace, famous for the Amber Room

🧭

59.7169, 30.3956
Mount Elbrus

Mount Elbrus

Caucasus

Highest mountain in Russia and Europe

🧭

43.3550, 42.4450
Vladimir-Suzdal Kremlin

Vladimir-Suzdal Kremlin

Vladimir

Historic cities on the Golden Ring with medieval cathedrals

🧭

56.1292, 40.4074

Famous Cities

10
Moscow

Moscow

Capital city, political center, Red Square and Kremlin

St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg

Cultural capital, former imperial capital, Hermitage Museum

Vladivostok

Vladivostok

Pacific port city, terminus of Trans-Siberian Railway

Sochi

Sochi

Black Sea resort, 2014 Winter Olympics host

Kazan

Kazan

Capital of Tatarstan, multicultural city with Kremlin

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk

Largest city in Siberia, major scientific and industrial center

Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg

Ural Mountains gateway, industrial and cultural hub

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod

Historic trade city, kremlin and Volga River port

Samara

Samara

Volga River city, aerospace and space industry center

Vladimir

Vladimir

Historic city on the Golden Ring, medieval cathedrals

States/Provinces

AdygeaMaykop
Altai RepublicGorno-Altaysk
Altai KraiBarnaul
Amur OblastBlagoveshchensk
Arkhangelsk OblastArkhangelsk
Astrakhan OblastAstrakhan
BashkortostanUfa
Belgorod OblastBelgorod
Bryansk OblastBryansk
BuryatiaUlan-Ude
Chechen RepublicGrozny
Chelyabinsk OblastChelyabinsk
Chukotka Autonomous OkrugAnadyr
Chuvash RepublicCheboksary
DagestanMakhachkala
IngushetiaMagas
Irkutsk OblastIrkutsk
Ivanovo OblastIvanovo
Jewish Autonomous OblastBirobidzhan
Kabardino-BalkariaNalchik
Kaliningrad OblastKaliningrad
KalmykiaElista
Kaluga OblastKaluga
Kamchatka KraiPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Karachay-Cherkess RepublicCherkessk
KareliaPetrozavodsk
Kemerovo OblastKemerovo
Khabarovsk KraiKhabarovsk
KhakassiaAbakan
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous OkrugKhanty-Mansiysk
Kirov OblastKirov
Komi RepublicSyktyvkar
Kostroma OblastKostroma
Krasnodar KraiKrasnodar
Krasnoyarsk KraiKrasnoyarsk
Kurgan OblastKurgan
Kursk OblastKursk
Leningrad OblastSt. Petersburg
Lipetsk OblastLipetsk
Magadan OblastMagadan
Mari El RepublicYoshkar-Ola
MordoviaSaransk
MoscowMoscow
Moscow OblastMoscow
Murmansk OblastMurmansk
Nizhny Novgorod OblastNizhny Novgorod
North Ossetia–AlaniaVladikavkaz
Novgorod OblastVeliky Novgorod
Novosibirsk OblastNovosibirsk
Omsk OblastOmsk
Orenburg OblastOrenburg
Oral OblastOrel
Penza OblastPenza
Perm KraiPerm
Primorsky KraiVladivostok
Pskov OblastPskov
Rostov OblastRostov-on-Don
Ryazan OblastRyazan
Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
Sakha RepublicYakutsk
Sakhalin OblastYuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Samara OblastSamara
Saratov OblastSaratov
Smolensk OblastSmolensk
Stavropol KraiStavropol
Sverdlovsk OblastYekaterinburg
Tambov OblastTambov
TatarstanKazan
Tomsk OblastTomsk
TuvaKyzyl
Tula OblastTula
Tver OblastTver
Tyumen OblastTyumen
Udmurt RepublicIzhevsk
Ulyanovsk OblastUlyanovsk
Vladimir OblastVladimir
Volgograd OblastVolgograd

Major Rivers

6

Volga River

3,531 km
Source:

Valdai Hills

Mouth:

Caspian Sea

Volga River river

Yenisei River

3,487 km
Source:

Mongolia

Mouth:

Kara Sea

Flows through: Russia, Mongolia
Yenisei River river

Ob River

3,650 km
Source:

Altai Mountains

Mouth:

Gulf of Ob

Ob River river

Amur River

2,824 km
Source:

Hanka Mountains

Mouth:

Sea of Okhotsk

Flows through: Russia, China
Amur River river

Dnieper River

2,201 km
Source:

Smolensk Heights, Russia

Mouth:

Black Sea

Flows through: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
Dnieper River river

Lena River

4,400 km
Source:

Baikal Mountains

Mouth:

Laptev Sea

Lena River river

Top Educational Institutions

7
Moscow State University
#74
Est. 1755

Moscow State University

Moscow

Public Research University

St. Petersburg State University
#225
Est. 1724

St. Petersburg State University

St. Petersburg

Public Research University

Novosibirsk State University
#250
Est. 1959

Novosibirsk State University

Novosibirsk

Public Research University

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
#290
Est. 1946

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Moscow

Public Technical University

Bauman Moscow State Technical University
#350
Est. 1830

Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Moscow

Public Technical University

Tomsk State University
#400
Est. 1878

Tomsk State University

Tomsk

Public Research University

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
#420
Est. 1960

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Moscow

Public Research University

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