Countries of the World: Russia
Welcome to our Countries of the World section.
In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Russia.
Russia is the largest country in the world geographically with a hefty 6.6 million square miles / 17.2 million square kilometres of land stretching across the European and Asian continents with around 1,338 islands under its jurisdiction, a population of just over 146 million people in 2022 and the following 14 countries across its borders:
- Azerbaijan.
- Belarus.
- China.
- Estonia.
- Finland.
- Georgia.
- Kazakhstan.
- Latvia.
- Lithuania.
- Mongolia.
- North Korea.
- Norway.
- Poland.
- Ukraine.
You pronounce Russia like this: RUSH-AH.
Key information and contact details for Russia
Official Language: Russian.
Secondary Language(s): Tatar, Chechen, Bashkir.
Russia dialling code: +7.
Russia currency: Russian ruble.
Russia Capital City: Moscow.
Russia International Airport: Sheremetyevo International Airport, Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141400. Phone Number: +7 495 578 65 65.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police / Ambulance / Fire: 112.
British Embassy: British Embassy Moscow, 121099 Moscow, Smolenskaya Naberezhnaya 10, Russia. Phone Number: +7 495 956 72 00.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy Russia, Bolshoy Devyatinsky Ln, 8, Moscow, Russia, 121099. Phone Number: +7 495 728 50 00.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/russia.