Federal cities of Russia

In the Russian Federation, a city of federal importance (), also known as a federal city, is a 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 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.

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!Map #

! Code

! ISO code

! Name

! Flag

! Coat of arms

! Federal district

! Economic region

! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! Population (2017 est.)

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|77

|align="center"|RU-MOW

|Moscow

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|Central

|align="right"|2,561.5

|align="right"|12,506,468

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|78

|align="center"|RU-SPE

|Saint Petersburg

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|Northwestern

|align="right"|1,439

|align="right"|5,351,935

|align="center"|3

|align="center"|92

|align="center"|UA-40

|Sevastopol

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|Southern

|North Caucasus

|align="right"|864

|align="right"|436,670