Russia

Russia overview

Russia has the largest surface area of the countries with a page on Travle: the World Bank gives 17,125,190 km² for 2024. Its capital is Moscow.

The IANA time zone database lists 26 zones for Russia, and Natural Earth's boundary data gives it 14 land neighbours, the same 14 that Travle uses.

Population, density and language

The World Bank counts 143,513,328 people in Russia for 2025, which is 9th of 170 by population. Spread over 17,125,190 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 8.4 people per km², 157th of 169 by density.

Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.

CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.

How big is Russia, really?

With 17,125,190 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Russia is 1st of 169 by surface area and covers 12.19% of the combined area of those entries.

In that ordering, Canada (15,634,410 km²) just smaller.

Russia at a glance

Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.

Russia within Eastern Europe

Natural Earth places Russia in Eastern Europe (UN subregion). Of the 10 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Russia is 1st by population and 1st by surface area, with 51.0% of the combined population of those entries.

Entries in Eastern Europe from Travle's country list, by World Bank population

Country	Population (2025)	Area km² (2024)
Russia	143,513,328	17,125,190
Ukraine	38,980,376	603,550
Poland	36,435,861	313,940
Romania	19,020,271	238,397
Czechia	10,886,878	78,871
Hungary	9,514,251	93,030
Belarus	9,085,991	207,629
Bulgaria	6,433,302	111,000
Slovakia	5,413,813	49,030
Moldova	2,360,527	33,849

Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.

Location, borders and position

Russia is in Eastern Europe, Europe. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the northern hemisphere and the eastern and western hemispheres, and crosses the 180th meridian. Its capital, Moscow, is at about 55.8° N and 37.6° E.

On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Russia 14 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 14.

Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.

Where Russia is on the map

Countries bordering Russia

Natural Earth marks part of the boundary with Ukraine as disputed. Poland and Lithuania appear because Natural Earth records land boundaries between them and Russia.

Land neighbours of Russia: geographic boundary data compared with the Travle game map

Country	Direction	Land boundary in Natural Earth	Border in Travle
Azerbaijan	south-west	Yes	Yes
Belarus	west	Yes	Yes
China	south	Yes	Yes
Estonia	west	Yes	Yes
Finland	west	Yes	Yes
Georgia	south-west	Yes	Yes
Kazakhstan	south-west	Yes	Yes
Latvia	west	Yes	Yes
Lithuania	west	Yes	Yes
Mongolia	south	Yes	Yes
North Korea	south-east	Yes	Yes
Norway	west	Yes	Yes
Poland	west	Yes	Yes
Ukraine	west	Yes (disputed segment)	Yes

Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.

Money and language in Russia

Currency

• Russian Ruble: code RUB, numeric 643. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.

Official languages

• Russian: official in 5 territories in CLDR, including Russia.
• 20 more languages have regional official status: Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen, Avaric, Udmurt, Yakut, Kabardian, Erzya, Buriat, Moksha, Kumyk, Komi, Lezghian, Karachay-Balkar, Ingush, Tuvinian, Azerbaijani, Adyghe, lbe and Komi-Permyak.

CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.

Currency, domain and dialling code

Russia codes and abbreviations

Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.

Fun facts about Russia

• Russia is 9th of the 170 entries in Travle's country list with a World Bank population figure.
• No entry in Travle's country list has a larger surface area.
• It has the largest population of the 10 entries in Eastern Europe from Travle's country list.
• Russian has official status in 5 territories in Unicode CLDR, Russia among them.
• The IANA time zone database lists 26 zones for Russia.
• The longest Travle trip from Russia takes 12 steps, to Lesotho.
• UNESCO lists 33 World Heritage properties in Russia; the earliest inscription dates from 1990.

Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.

How far can you travel from Russia in Travle?

From Russia, 14 countries are one step away, the most of any country with a page on Travle together with China. 125 countries are reachable in total.

In total 125 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 12 steps and end in Lesotho. The other 46 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (18 in North America, 13 in South America, 6 in Oceania, 5 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in Africa).

Nearby routes from Russia

Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.

• Azerbaijan: 1 step (Russia → Azerbaijan)
• Belarus: 1 step (Russia → Belarus)
• China: 1 step (Russia → China)
• Estonia: 1 step (Russia → Estonia)
• Finland: 1 step (Russia → Finland)
• Georgia: 1 step (Russia → Georgia)
• Kazakhstan: 1 step (Russia → Kazakhstan)
• Latvia: 1 step (Russia → Latvia)
• Lithuania: 1 step (Russia → Lithuania)
• Mongolia: 1 step (Russia → Mongolia)
• North Korea: 1 step (Russia → North Korea)
• Norway: 1 step (Russia → Norway)
• Poland: 1 step (Russia → Poland)
• Ukraine: 1 step (Russia → Ukraine)
• Afghanistan: 2 steps (Russia → China → Afghanistan)
• Armenia: 2 steps (Russia → Azerbaijan → Armenia)
• Bhutan: 2 steps (Russia → China → Bhutan)
• Czechia: 2 steps (Russia → Poland → Czechia)
• Germany: 2 steps (Russia → Poland → Germany)
• Hungary: 2 steps (Russia → Ukraine → Hungary)
• India: 2 steps (Russia → China → India)
• Iran: 2 steps (Russia → Azerbaijan → Iran)
• Kyrgyzstan: 2 steps (Russia → China → Kyrgyzstan)
• Laos: 2 steps (Russia → China → Laos)
• Moldova: 2 steps (Russia → Ukraine → Moldova)
• Myanmar: 2 steps (Russia → China → Myanmar)
• Nepal: 2 steps (Russia → China → Nepal)
• Pakistan: 2 steps (Russia → China → Pakistan)
• Romania: 2 steps (Russia → Ukraine → Romania)
• Slovakia: 2 steps (Russia → Poland → Slovakia)
• South Korea: 2 steps (Russia → North Korea → South Korea)
• Sweden: 2 steps (Russia → Finland → Sweden)
• Tajikistan: 2 steps (Russia → China → Tajikistan)
• Turkey: 2 steps (Russia → Azerbaijan → Turkey)
• Turkmenistan: 2 steps (Russia → Kazakhstan → Turkmenistan)
• Uzbekistan: 2 steps (Russia → Kazakhstan → Uzbekistan)
• Vietnam: 2 steps (Russia → China → Vietnam)
• Austria: 3 steps (Russia → Poland → Czechia → Austria)
• Bangladesh: 3 steps (Russia → China → India → Bangladesh)
• Belgium: 3 steps (Russia → Poland → Germany → Belgium)
• Bulgaria: 3 steps (Russia → Azerbaijan → Turkey → Bulgaria)
• Cambodia: 3 steps (Russia → China → Laos → Cambodia)
• Croatia: 3 steps (Russia → Ukraine → Hungary → Croatia)
• Denmark: 3 steps (Russia → Poland → Germany → Denmark)
• France: 3 steps (Russia → Poland → Germany → France)
• Greece: 3 steps (Russia → Azerbaijan → Turkey → Greece)
• Iraq: 3 steps (Russia → Azerbaijan → Iran → Iraq)
• Luxembourg: 3 steps (Russia → Poland → Germany → Luxembourg)
• Netherlands: 3 steps (Russia → Poland → Germany → Netherlands)
• Serbia: 3 steps (Russia → Ukraine → Hungary → Serbia)
• Slovenia: 3 steps (Russia → Ukraine → Hungary → Slovenia)
• Switzerland: 3 steps (Russia → Poland → Germany → Switzerland)
• Syria: 3 steps (Russia → Azerbaijan → Turkey → Syria)
• Thailand: 3 steps (Russia → China → Laos → Thailand)

World Heritage in Russia

UNESCO lists 33 World Heritage properties in Russia, 22 cultural and 11 natural, 4 of them shared with other countries. The first 3, inscribed in 1990, were Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments, Kizhi Pogost and Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow.

• Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (cultural, inscribed 1990)
• Kizhi Pogost (cultural, inscribed 1990)
• Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (cultural, inscribed 1990)
• Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (cultural, inscribed 1992)
• Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (cultural, inscribed 1992)
• White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal (cultural, inscribed 1992)
• Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad (cultural, inscribed 1993)
• Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye (cultural, inscribed 1994)
• Virgin Komi Forests (natural, inscribed 1995)
• Lake Baikal (natural, inscribed 1996)
• Volcanoes of Kamchatka (natural, inscribed 1996)
• Golden Mountains of Altai (natural, inscribed 1998)

Showing the 12 earliest of 33. The full list is on the UNESCO website.

Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.

Russia — frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Russia?

Moscow.

How many countries border Russia?

14, according to Natural Earth: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland and Ukraine.

How many time zones does Russia have?

The IANA database lists 26 zones. 26 zones in the IANA database; offsets range from UTC+02:00 to UTC+12:00 in 2026.

How many people live in Russia?

The World Bank counts 143,513,328 people for 2025.

How big is Russia?

17,125,190 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.

What is the dialling code and internet domain of Russia?

The international dialling code is +7 and the country-code domain is .ru.

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