Federal cities of Russia


In the Russian Federation, a city of federal importance, also known as a federal city, is a types of [inhabited localities in Russia|city] that has a status of both an inhabited locality and a constituent federal subject. Russia has three federal cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Sevastopol, which was annexed in 2014 but remains internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.
Moscow and Saint Petersburg are list of cities and [towns in Russia by population|the largest cities] in the country: Moscow is the national capital and Saint Petersburg is a former Russian capital and an important port city by the Baltic Sea. Currently, Sevastopol houses the Sevastopol Naval Base, the main port of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Map #CodeISO codeNameFlagCoat of armsFederal districtEconomic [regions of Russia|Economic region]Area Population
177RU-MOWMoscowCentralCentral2,561.512,506,468
278RU-SPESaint PetersburgNorthwesternNorthwestern1,4395,351,935
392UA-40SevastopolSouthernNorth Caucasus864436,670