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Moscow Москва (Russian) |
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 Clockwise from top left: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour; Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin; MIBC; Red Square; Bolshoi Theatre; and Moscow State University. |
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Central | ||
| Economic region | Central | ||
| Established | Before 1147 | ||
| Federal city Day | The second weekend of September | ||
| Government (as of July 2014) | |||
| • Mayor | Sergey Sobyanin (UR) | ||
| • Legislature | City Duma | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,511 km2 (970 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 83rd | ||
| Population (2015 est.) | |||
| • Total | 12,197,596 (permanent residents within city limits) 14,300,000 (estimated total within city limits) 16,900,000 (Urban Area) Combined population of Moscow Federal City and Moscow Oblast is 19,561,194 |
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| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+03:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-MOW | ||
| License plates | 77, 177, 777; 97, 197, 797; 99, 199, 799 | ||
| Official languages | Russian | ||
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 Song from the Soviet "New Moscow" film
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Moscow (/ˈmɒskoʊ/, /ˈmɒskaʊ/ or /ˈmɒskɒv/;Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskva; IPA: [mɐˈskva]) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 12.2 million residents within the city limits and 16.8 million within the urban area. Moscow has the status of a Russian federal city.
Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific center of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 15th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity and metropolis on Earth. It is home to the Ostankino Tower, the tallest free standing structure in Europe; the Federation Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Europe; and the Moscow International Business Center. By its territorial expansion on July 1, 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the area of the capital more than doubled, going from 1,091 to 2,511 square kilometers (421 to 970 sq mi), and it gained an additional population of 233,000 people.
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