Russia
Russia is the world’s biggest and most diverse country with a population of 145 million people. The size of the country is overwhelming with over 20,000km of land borders, nearly 38,000km of coastline and spans 11 time zones from Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea over to the village of Uelen on the Bering Straits across from Alaska. Whether you want to visit the historic cities of Moscow and St Petersburg or prefer to explore the natural beauty of Siberia, Russia has something for everyone.
Russian Cities
As of 2005, Russia had 13 cities of 1,000,000 people or more. The largest is the capital, Moscow with a population of over 10 million. Next, is the beautiful city of St Petersburg with approximately 4.5 million people living there. The remaining 11 cities are all of a similar size, around 1 million people.
