Russia: flag, capital & map
Get to know Russia, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Moscow
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 143,513,328
- Area
- 17,098,246 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Russian
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Russian Ruble (RUB)
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine
Russia spans Europe and Asia. Its capital, Moscow, is in the European part of the country.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Russia
The flag of Russia is composed of three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red.
Looks similar to: Slovenia · Slovakia.
Where it is
Russia is grouped in Eastern Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. Its land-border list includes 14 countries in this atlas: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Russia has a recorded area of 17,098,246 square kilometres. Among the 4 countries assigned to Eastern Europe in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Ukraine is immediately below it, at 603,550 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 143,513,328 people for Russia in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 8 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Russian. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Russian Ruble (RUB). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Russia?
Reveal answer
Moscow. Russia spans Europe and Asia. Its capital, Moscow, is in the European part of the country.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Russia?
Reveal answer
The flag of Russia is composed of three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red.
Which land neighbours of Russia are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, and Ukraine. The source classifies Russia as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Russia?
Reveal answer
Russian. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Russia.
Which currency codes are listed for Russia?
Reveal answer
Russian Ruble (RUB). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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