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Russia · Travel guide

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with three-fourths of its population living in urban areas. Moscow, the most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and a major cultural centre. Human settlement on modern Russian territory dates back to the Lower Paleolithic. The emergence of the East Slavs as a prominent group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD led to the establishment of Kievan Rus' in the 9th century, which adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988.…

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Russia

FCDO travel advice for Russia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Russia

Capital: Moscow
Language: Russian
Currency: Russian ruble
Time zone: Moscow Time
Calling code: +7
Internet domain: .ru
Driving side: right
Plug type: Schuko
Voltage: 220

Source: Wikidata.

Events

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Новый годNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Новогодние каникулыNew Year holiday2026-01-02

Новогодние каникулыNew Year holiday2026-01-03

Новогодние каникулыNew Year holiday2026-01-04

Новогодние каникулыNew Year holiday2026-01-05

Новогодние каникулыNew Year holiday2026-01-06

Рождество ХристовоChristmas Day (Orthodox)2026-01-07

День защитника ОтечестваDefender of the Fatherland Day2026-02-23

Международный женский деньInternational Women's Day2026-03-08

День трудаLabour Day2026-05-01

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalMoscow

Population144,478,050

CurrencyRUB

Languagesru,tt,xal,cau,ady,kv,ce,tyv,cv,udm,tut,mns,bua,myv,mdf,chm,ba,inh,kbd,krc,av,sah,nog

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◎Moscow10,381,222 residents ◎Saint Petersburg5,351,935 residents ◎Novosibirsk1,612,833 residents ◎Yekaterinburg1,495,066 residents ◎Nizhniy Novgorod1,259,013 residents ◎Kazan1,243,500 residents ◎Chelyabinsk1,202,371 residents ◎Omsk1,172,070 residents ◎Samara1,163,399 residents ◎Rostov-on-Don1,130,305 residents ◎Ufa1,120,547 residents ◎Krasnoyarsk1,090,811 residents ◎Voronezh1,047,549 residents ◎Volgograd1,013,533 residents ◎Perm982,419 residents ◎Krasnodar899,541 residents ◎Saratov844,858 residents ◎Tyumen768,358 residents ◎Tolyatti702,879 residents ◎Izhevsk648,213 residents ◎Barnaul632,372 residents ◎Ulyanovsk626,540 residents ◎Irkutsk623,869 residents ◎Khabarovsk618,150 residents ◎Yaroslavl608,722 residents ◎Vladivostok604,901 residents ◎Makhachkala596,356 residents ◎Tomsk574,002 residents ◎Orenburg564,773 residents ◎Kemerovo558,973 residents ◎Novokuznetsk539,616 residents ◎Ryazan’538,962 residents ◎Astrakhan533,925 residents ◎Penza523,553 residents ◎Naberezhnyye Chelny509,870 residents ◎Lipetsk509,735 residents ◎Kirov507,155 residents ◎Kalininskiy504,641 residents ◎Cheboksary492,331 residents ◎Tula482,873 residents ◎Kaliningrad475,056 residents ◎Kursk448,733 residents ◎Stavropol433,931 residents ◎Bryansk427,236 residents ◎Tver420,065 residents ◎Magnitogorsk413,351 residents ◎Ivanovo406,113 residents ◎Nizhny Tagil381,116 residents ◎Ulan-Ude360,278 residents ◎Vladimir357,024 residents ◎Arkhangel’sk349,742 residents ◎Chita349,005 residents ◎Belgorod345,289 residents ◎Kaluga340,851 residents ◎Krasnogvargeisky337,091 residents ◎Smolensk330,025 residents ◎Sochi327,608 residents ◎Volzhsky323,293 residents ◎Saransk318,841 residents ◎Cherepovets315,738 residents ◎Vologda312,420 residents ◎Kurgan309,285 residents ◎Vladikavkaz306,258 residents ◎Orël303,696 residents ◎Surgut300,367 residents ◎Grozny297,137 residents ◎Murmansk295,374 residents ◎Tambov293,661 residents ◎Petrozavodsk279,190 residents ◎Taganrog279,056 residents ◎Kostroma277,280 residents ◎Komsomolsk-on-Amur275,908 residents ◎Yoshkar-Ola268,272 residents ◎Sterlitamak267,231 residents ◎Bratsk256,600 residents ◎Orsk246,836 residents ◎Syktyvkar245,083 residents ◎Nizhnevartovsk244,937 residents ◎Angarsk243,158 residents ◎Mar’ino243,000 residents ◎Novorossiysk241,856 residents ◎Khimki239,967 residents ◎Nalchik239,300 residents ◎Yakutsk235,600 residents ◎Nizhnekamsk234,297 residents ◎Dzerzhinsk233,126 residents ◎Staryy Oskol226,977 residents ◎Blagoveshchensk225,091 residents ◎Velikiy Novgorod222,868 residents ◎Shakhty221,312 residents ◎Prokop’yevsk219,000 residents ◎Rybinsk216,724 residents ◎Vykhino-Zhulebino216,000 residents ◎Zelenograd215,727 residents ◎Biysk215,430 residents ◎Centralniy214,625 residents ◎Pskov210,501 residents ◎Vasyl'evsky Ostrov203,058 residents ◎Severnyy200,000 residents ◎Balakovo199,572 residents

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