Russia
Capital: Moscow
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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 sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. 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.
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Cities (34)
BalakovoBarnaulDomodedovoGaiGroznyIzhevskKaliningradKazanKizhi PogostKostromaKrasnodarKrasnoyarskKurskMakhachkalaMoscowMuromNakhodkaNizhny NovgorodNovorossiyskNovosibirskObninskRyazanSaratovSergiyev PosadSevastopolSimferopolSt. PetersburgTyumenVladimirVladivostokVolgogradYaltaYekaterinburgZvyozdny gorodok
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