Russia

Introduction

Russia is located in Europe, with its capital being Moscow and the official language being Russian.

ruble is the legal tender of Russia. The top-level domain of Russia is .ru, and to make an overseas call to Russia, you need to add +7 / 007 before the number.

The IANA time zone of Russia is Europe/Moscow. The local time is 5 hours ahead compared to Beijing time. On 2026-03-01, the sunrise time in Russia's capital Moscow is 07:21, and the sunset time is 18:04.

Russian Federation (Russia)

The Russian Federation, or Russia for short, is the world's largest country by area, spanning the Eurasian continent in east longitude, with the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Baltic Sea in the west, the Arctic Ocean in the north, and bordering China, Mongolia and 14 other countries in the south. The capital city of Moscow is the political, economic and cultural center of the country, while St. Petersburg is an important port and cultural city. With a population of about 146 million (2023), the city is multi-ethnic and Russian is the official language. St. Petersburg is rich in natural resources, with the world's largest natural gas reserves and the second largest coal reserves, as well as the world's largest reserves of oil, diamonds, iron ore and other resources, and energy exports are the mainstay of the economy. The city has a rich cultural heritage, with the birth of literary giants such as Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, musical masters such as Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, and artistic treasures such as ballet and oil paintings. Historically the nucleus of the Soviet Union, the country established a federal system after its dissolution in 1991 and is now a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and in recent years has been actively promoting the diversification of its industrial and technological development.