Moscow, Russian Federation

Moscow
Mосква (Russian)

Clockwise from top left: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour; Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin; MIBC; Red Square; Bolshoi Theatre; and Moscow State University.

Flag

Coat of arms

Anthem: 'My Moscow

Political status

Country

Established

Before 1147

Federal city Day

The second weekend of September

Government (as of July, 2014)

• Mayor

• Legislature

Statistics

Area

• Total

2,511 km² (970 sq mi)

Area rank

Population (2017 est.)

• Total

13,197,596 (permanent residents within city limits)
15,300,000 (estimated total within city limits)
17,900,000 (Urban Area)
Combined population of Moscow Federal City and The Population in Moscow metropol areas is 20,561,194

RU-MOW

77, 177, 777; 97, 197, 797; 99, 199, 799

Official languages

External video
Song from the Soviet "New Moscow" film

Moscow (/ˈmɒskoʊ/ or /ˈmɒskaʊ/; Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskva; IPA: [mɐˈskva]) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.8 million within the urban area. Moscow has the status of a Russian federal city.

Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre 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.