Russia
Russia is a country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, the largest in the world by area. Its capital is Moscow. About 146 million people live there (2025). It covers 17,075,400 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Moscow
- People (2025)
- 146 million
- Area
- 17,075,400 km²
- Currency
- Russian ruble
Russia at a glance
- In its own language
- Россия, Российская Федерация
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Moscow
- Population
- 146,119,928 (2025)
- Area
- 17,075,400 km² (6,592,846 mi²)
- People are called
- Russian
- Official languages
- Russian
- Regional languages
- Abaza, Adyghe, Southern Altai, Bashkir, Buryat, Ingush, Kabardian, Kalmyk, Karachay-Balkar, Komi, Crimean Tatar, Mari, Moksha, Nogai, Ossetian, Tatar, Tuvan, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Khakas, Chechen, Chuvash, Erzya, Yakut, Avar, Aghul, Azerbaijani, Dargwa, Kumyk, Lak, Lezgian, Nogai, Rutulian, Tabasaran, Tat, Tsakhur
- Currency
- Russian ruble
- GDP (nominal)
- US$2240 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 73 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.822 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 36 (2020)
- Government
- super-presidential republic
- Head of state
- Vladimir Putin (since 2012)
- Head of government
- Mikhail Mishustin (since 2020)
- Country codes
- RU, RUS
- Calling code
- +7
- Internet domain
- .ru, .рф, .рус, .su
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 66.41666666666667°, 94.25°
Russia and its neighbours
Russia borders Azerbaijan, Belarus, People's Republic of China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, North Korea, Norway, Japan, United States, Ukraine, Mongolia, Poland and Sweden. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Russia
- Neighbours
Divisions of Russia
- Adygea
- Altai Republic
- Bashkortostan
- Buryatia
- Dagestan
- Ingushetia
- Kabardino-Balkaria
- Kalmykia
- Karachay-Cherkessia
- Karelia
- Komi Republic
- Stavropol Krai
- Mari El
- Mordovia
- Sakha
- North Ossetia–Alania
- Tatarstan
- Tuva
- Udmurtia
- Khakassia
- Chechnya
- Chuvashia
- Republic of Crimea
- Altai Krai
- Krasnodar Krai
- Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Primorsky Krai
- Khabarovsk Krai
- Amur Oblast
- Astrakhan Oblast
- Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Belgorod Oblast
- Bryansk Oblast
- Vladimir Oblast
- Volgograd Oblast
- Vologda Oblast
- Voronezh Oblast
- Ivanovo Oblast
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- Kaluga Oblast
- Kamchatka Krai
- Kemerovo Oblast
- Kirov Oblast
- Kostroma Oblast
- Kurgan Oblast
- Kursk Oblast
- Leningrad Oblast
- Lipetsk Oblast
- Magadan Oblast
- Moscow Oblast
- Murmansk Oblast
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
- Novgorod Oblast
- Novosibirsk Oblast
- Omsk Oblast
- Orenburg Oblast
- Oryol Oblast
- Penza Oblast
- Perm Krai
- Pskov Oblast
- Rostov Oblast
- Ryazan Oblast
- Samara Oblast
- Saratov Oblast
- Sakhalin Oblast
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Smolensk Oblast
- Tambov Oblast
- Tver Oblast
- Tomsk Oblast
- Tula Oblast
- Tyumen Oblast
- Ulyanovsk Oblast
- Chelyabinsk Oblast
- Zabaykalsky Krai
- Yaroslavl Oblast
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg
- Sevastopol
- Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Nenets Autonomous District
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District
- Chukotka Autonomous District
- Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District
Member of
- United Nations
- UNESCO
- Interpol
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- United Nations Security Council
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Finance Corporation
- Missile Technology Control Regime
- Union State
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Arctic Council
and 22 more organisations.
How far are you from Russia?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Russia?
The capital of Russia is Moscow.
What is the population of Russia?
Russia has about 146,119,928 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Russia?
Russia covers 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,846 square miles).
What currency does Russia use?
The Russian ruble.
What language is spoken in Russia?
The official language of Russia is Russian.
Which countries border Russia?
Russia shares a border with Azerbaijan, Belarus, People's Republic of China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, North Korea, Norway, Japan, United States, Ukraine, Mongolia, Poland and Sweden.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.