Moscow, Russian Federation

Moscow ( Москва in Russian) is the capital and the most populous city and federal subject of the Russian Federation. It also ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is the major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation center of Russia, with the former capital St. Petersburg as its only real rival.

It is located by the Moskva River in the Central Federal District, in the European part of Russia. A person from Moscow is called a Muscovite in English or "Москвичь" in Russian.