Moscow metropolitan area


The Moscow metropolitan area or Moscow capital region is the most populous metropolitan area in Russia and Europe, with a population of around Russian [Census |21.5 million]. It consists of the city of Moscow and surrounding areas in Moscow Oblast.
The related term Moscow region is used unofficially to describe Moscow and Moscow Oblast together. However, formally, they are two separate federal [subjects of Russia|federal subjects].

Structure and population estimation

SubdivisionArea km2PopulationGDP
MoscowFXConvert|RUS|32339|b|year=2023|lk=on