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Russia
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60° N / 100° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Moscow
- Population
- 143,669,648 2024
- Area
- 17,098,246 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Russian
- Currency
- Russian ruble (RUB)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Russia
Russia (Russian: Россия, Rossiya) is the world's largest country, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia boasts a rich history and culture, as well as a wealth of natural attractions for those willing to head off the beaten path. Many of Russia's attractions for visitors lie in the hard-to-reach stretches of the planet's most remote lands. The best known sights are in and around the nation's principal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Food & everyday culture
The foundations of the Russian cuisine were laid by the peasant food in an often harsh climate, with a combination of fish, poultry, game, mushrooms, berries, and honey. Crops of rye, wheat, buckwheat, barley, and millet provided the ingredients for a plethora of breads, pancakes, cereals, kvass, beer, and vodka. Flavourful soups and stews centred on seasonal or storable produce, fish, and meats.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-09. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Calling code
- +7
- Internet domain
- .ru, .su, .рф
- Land border codes
- AZE, BLR, CHN, EST, FIN, GEO, KAZ, PRK, LVA, LTU, MNG, NOR, POL, UKR
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .ru or .su or .рф. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.