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Country Information

Capital
Moscow
Population
90,611,458
Area
17,098,242 km²
Largest City
Moscow
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Not Observed
ISO Code
RU / RUS
Time Zones
22 zone
Languages
Russian
Currency
Russian Ruble (₽) - ₽100
Coordinates
Decimal:55.7522, 37.6156
DMS:55°45′08″N, 37°36′56″E
Elevation
Highest:5,642 m
Lowest:-28 m
Average:2,807 m
International Dialing Code
+7

Time Zones

• Asia/Barnaul| GMT+7 (UTC+7)
• Asia/Chita| YAKT (UTC+9)
• Asia/Irkutsk| IRKT (UTC+8)
• Asia/Kamchatka| PETT (UTC+12)
• Asia/Krasnoyarsk| KRAT (UTC+7)
• Asia/Magadan| MAGT (UTC+11)
• Asia/Novokuznetsk| KRAT (UTC+7)
• Asia/Novosibirsk| NOVT (UTC+7)
• Asia/Omsk| OMST (UTC+6)
• Asia/Sakhalin| SAKT (UTC+11)
• Asia/Tomsk| KRAT (UTC+7)
• Asia/Vladivostok| VLAT (UTC+10)
• Asia/Yakutsk| YAKT (UTC+9)
• Asia/Yekaterinburg| YEKT (UTC+5)
• Europe/Astrakhan| MSK (UTC+4)
• Europe/Kaliningrad| EET (UTC+2)
• Europe/Kirov| MSK (UTC+3)
• Europe/Moscow| MSK (UTC+3)
• Europe/Samara| MSK (UTC+4)
• Europe/Saratov| MSK (UTC+4)
• Europe/Ulyanovsk| MSK (UTC+4)
• Europe/Volgograd| MSK (UTC+3)

Geographic Extremes

Northernmost
Talnakh
Southernmost
Derbent
Westernmost
Kaliningrad

About Russia

Russia is the largest country in the world, spanning across 11 time zones.
The Trans-Siberian Railway, which runs from Moscow to Vladivostok, is the longest railway line in the world.
The Russian language is one of the six official languages of the United Nations and is the most widely spoken Slavic language.
The country has a rich literary tradition, with famous authors such as Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Anton Chekhov contributing to world literature.
The Kremlin in Moscow is a UNESCO World Heritage site and serves as the official residence of the President of Russia.
Russian ballet is renowned worldwide, with the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow being one of its most famous venues.
The Russian Orthodox Church, one of the largest Eastern Orthodox churches, plays a significant role in the country's cultural and spiritual life.
Lake Baikal, located in Siberia, is the world's deepest and oldest freshwater lake, containing about 20% of the unfrozen surface freshwater on the planet.
The annual Maslenitsa festival celebrates the end of winter and the arrival of spring, featuring traditional pancakes and various folk activities.
Russia has a diverse range of ethnic groups, with over 190 different nationalities and languages spoken across the country.
The October Revolution of 1917 led to the rise of the Soviet Union, which had a profound impact on global politics throughout the 20th century.
The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, housing a vast collection of art and cultural artifacts.
Traditional Russian cuisine includes dishes such as borscht, blini, and pelmeni, often accompanied by vodka, which is a significant part of Russian culture.
The Russian space program was the first to send a human, Yuri Gagarin, into space in 1961, marking a significant achievement in space exploration.

Cities in Russia

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Cities by Population

MoscowSaint PetersburgYekaterinburgNizhniy NovgorodKazanChelyabinskOmskSamaraRostov-na-DonuUfaKrasnoyarskVoronezhVolgogradPermKrasnodarUlyanovskIrkutskKhabarovskYaroslavlVladivostokMakhachkalaRyazan’AstrakhanPenzaNaberezhnyye ChelnyLipetskKaliningradKurskStavropol’BryanskUlan-Ude

Cities in Russia

Columns770 cities
City Name
Population
Area
City Center Elevation
Time Zone
UTC Offset
MoscowCAPITAL
10,381,222
2,511 km²
144 m
MSK
UTC+3
5,351,935
2,676 km²
10 m
MSK
UTC+3
1,612,833
806 km²
128 m
NOVT
UTC+7
1,495,066
748 km²
252 m
YEKT
UTC+5
1,259,013
630 km²
143 m
MSK
UTC+3
1,243,500
622 km²
64 m
MSK
UTC+3
1,202,371
601 km²
219 m
YEKT
UTC+5
1,172,070
586 km²
90 m
OMST
UTC+6
1,163,399
582 km²
119 m
MSK
UTC+4
1,130,305
565 km²
75 m
MSK
UTC+3
1,120,547
560 km²
159 m
YEKT
UTC+5
1,090,811
545 km²
174 m
KRAT
UTC+7
1,047,549
524 km²
157 m
MSK
UTC+3
1,013,533
507 km²
67 m
MSK
UTC+3
982,419
491 km²
150 m
YEKT
UTC+5
899,541
450 km²
28 m
MSK
UTC+3
844,858
422 km²
71 m
MSK
UTC+4
768,358
384 km²
79 m
YEKT
UTC+5
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