Russia
This profile gathers the essentials about the following country: Russia. It gives its capital, flag, position on the map, neighbouring countries, official languages, currency and area.
- Region
- Europe · Eastern Europe
- Capital
- Moscow
- Coordinates of the capital
- 55.76° N, 37.62° E
- Area
- 17,098,242 km²
- Official languages
- Russian
- Currency
- Russian Ruble
- Access to the sea
- Yes
- ISO code
- RU
On the map
This country is located in Europe, in the region "Eastern Europe". It has access to the sea. This country shares land borders with 14 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine.
Its capital is Moscow. Its area is about 17,098,242 km². By area, this country ranks 1 out of 193 in the world and 1 out of 44 in Europe. Official language: Russian. Currency: Russian Ruble.
Capitals of the neighbouring countries: Baku (Azerbaijan), Minsk (Belarus), Beijing (China), Tallinn (Estonia), Helsinki (Finland), Tbilisi (Georgia), Astana (Kazakhstan), Pyongyang (North Korea), Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Oslo (Norway), Warsaw (Poland), Kyiv (Ukraine).
Neighbouring countries
Frequently asked questions
- Russia: what is the capital?
- Its capital is Moscow.
- Russia: which countries does it border?
- This country shares land borders with 14 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine.
- Russia: what are the official languages?
- Official language: Russian.
- Russia: what is the currency?
- Currency: Russian Ruble.
- Russia: what is the area?
- Its area is about 17,098,242 km². By area, this country ranks 1 out of 193 in the world and 1 out of 44 in Europe.
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