Moscow metropolitan area
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Not to be confused with Moscow Oblast.
The Moscow metropolitan area (Russian: Московская агломерация) or Moscow capital region (Russian: Московский столичный регион) is the most populous metropolitan area in Russia as well as in Europe, with a population of around 21.5 million. It consists of the city of Moscow and surrounding areas in Moscow Oblast.
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Moscow metropolitan area
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Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Moscow Oblast |
Largest city | Moscow (13,010,112) |
Area | |
• Metro | 48,360 km2 (18,670 sq mi) |
Population (2023) | |
• Metro | 21,700,000 |
• Metro density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
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GDP | |
• Metro | 31.303 ₽ trillion US$425 billion (2021) |
• Per capita | 1,453,600 ₽ US$19,722 (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC) |
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The related term Moscow region (Московский регион) is used unofficially to describe Moscow and Moscow Oblast together. However, formally, they are two separate federal subjects.