Russia Flag

Russia flag
Russia flag

The Russian national flag, also known as the Russian Federation's State Flag, is a tricolor flag with three horizontal fields: white on top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom. In 1696, the flag was initially used as an ensign for Russian commerce ships.

It was used until 1858, when Alexander II established the first official flag of the Russian Empire, a tricolor consisting of black on top, yellow in the middle, and white on the bottom. However, until the Russian Revolution of 1917, the white, blue, and red tricolor was reinstalled as the official flag of the Russian Empire in 1896.

The Russian tricolor was abolished upon the establishment of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic during the Bolshevik Revolution, but its use was continued by the White Movement and the Russian state during the Russian Civil War. During the Soviet Union's existence, the red flag with a golden hammer and sickle and a golden bordered red star on top was used, while the Russian SFSR (a constituent republic of the USSR) used a variation with a vertical blue bar at the hoist.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian SFSR adopted a new flag design that was similar to the pre-revolutionary tricolor, with white on top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom. The traditional Russian tricolor was restored as the current national flag in 1993.

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Country information

Russia is a country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, bordered by Norway, Finland, and Estonia to the northwest, Latvia and Belarus to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the southwest, Georgia and Azerbaijan to the south, and Kazakhstan, China, North Korea, and Mongolia to the east. It is the largest country in the world by land area, and is home to a diverse population with a mix of different ethnicities and religions. Russia is known for its stunning natural beauty, with a varied landscape ranging from mountains and forests to deserts and tundra.

The history of Russia dates back to ancient times, with the first human settlements dating back to at least 20,000 BC. The country has a long and complex history, with a mix of Slavic, Mongol, and other influences. Russia gained independence from the Mongol Empire in the 14th century, and has since gone through a number of political and economic challenges.

Today, Russia is a high-income country with a strong and diversified economy. The country is known for its production of oil, natural gas, and agricultural products such as wheat and potatoes, as well as for its growing manufacturing and service sectors. Russia has a varied climate, with cold winters and warm summers in the south, and cold and dry weather in the north. The official language of Russia is Russian, and the country has a diverse population with a mix of different ethnicities and religions.

Independent Yes
Country codes RU, RUS (ISO 3166-1)
Official name Russian Federation
Official languages Russian
Religion 47.4% Christianity, 38.2% No religion, 6.5% Islam, 2.4% Others, 5.5% Unanswered
Capital city Moscow
Continent Asia and Europe
Time zone UTC+2 to +12
Member of United Nations
Collective Security Treaty Organization
BRICS
Eurasian Economic Union
Commonwealth of Independent States
Population 146,095,809 (2023)
Population density 9 per Km2 (23 people per mi2)
Urban Population 73.7 % of the population is urban (107,486,269 people in 2020)
Migrants (net) 182,456
Median age 39.6 years
Total area The total land area is 16,376,870 Km2 (6,323,142 sq. miles)
Highest point Mount Elbrus (5 642 m, 18 510 ft)
Lowest point Caspian Sea (-28 m, -92 ft)
GDP per capita $ 12,194 (World Bank, 2021)
Currency Russian ruble (₽, RUB)
Calling code +73XX, +74XX, +75XX, +78XX, +79XX
Internet TLD .ru, .su, .рф (click here to find and register domain name)
Country Wikipedia Page Russia Wikipedia Page

Main Cities by Population in Russia

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Moscow 10,381,222
2 Saint Petersburg 5,028,000
3 Novosibirsk 1,419,007
4 Yekaterinburg 1,349,772
5 Nizhniy Novgorod 1,284,164
6 Samara 1,134,730
7 Omsk 1,129,281
8 Kazan 1,104,738
9 Rostov-na-Donu 1,074,482
10 Chelyabinsk 1,062,919
11 Ufa 1,033,338
12 Volgograd 1,011,417
13 Perm 982,419
14 Krasnoyarsk 927,200
15 Saratov 863,725
16 Voronezh 848,752
17 Tol'yatti 702,879
18 Krasnodar 649,851
19 Ulyanovsk 640,680
20 Izhevsk 631,038
21 Yaroslavl 606,730
22 Barnaul 599,579
23 Vladivostok 587,022
24 Irkutsk 586,695
25 Khabarovsk 579,000
26 Khabarovsk Vtoroy 578,303
27 Orenburg 550,204
28 Novokuznetsk 539,616
29 Ryazan' 520,173
30 Tyumen 519,119
31 Lipetsk 515,655
32 Penza 512,602
33 Naberezhnyye Chelny 509,870
34 Kalininskiy 504,641
35 Astrakhan 502,533
36 Makhachkala 497,959
37 Tomsk 485,519
38 Kemerovo 477,090
39 Tula 468,825
40 Kirov 457,383
41 Cheboksary 446,781
42 Kaliningrad 434,954
43 Bryansk 427,236
44 Ivanovo 420,839
45 Magnitogorsk 413,351
46 Kursk 409,431
47 Tver 400,212
48 Nizhny Tagil 381,116
49 Stavropol' 363,064
50 Ulan-Ude 360,278
51 Arkhangel'sk 356,051
52 Belgorod 345,289
53 Kurgan 343,129
54 Kaluga 338,978
55 Krasnogvargeisky 337,091
56 Sochi 327,608
57 Orel 324,200
58 Volzhskiy 323,293
59 Smolensk 320,991
60 Murmansk 319,263
61 Vladikavkaz 317,370
62 Cherepovets 315,738
63 Vologda 314,900
64 Vladimir 310,024
65 Chita 308,500
66 Saransk 303,394
67 Surgut 300,367
68 Tambov 290,933
69 Yoshkar-Ola 279,100
70 Taganrog 279,056
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