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Location:
Europe,
Russia, Moscow
Category:
City, River View
Description:
View of Moscow city skyline,
over the Moskva river
Location Information:
Moscow
is the capital and the most populous
city and the most populous federal
subject of Russia. Moscow is a major
political, economic, cultural,
religious, financial, educational,
and transportation center of Russia
and the world, a global city. It is
also the seventh largest city proper
in the world, a megacity. The
population of Moscow (as of 1
September 2009) is 10,535,100.
It is located by the Moskva River in
the Central Federal District, in the
European part of Russia. Moscow sits
on the junction of three geological
platforms. Historically, it was the
capital of the former Soviet Union,
Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia
and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It is
the site of the Moscow Kremlin, one
of the World Heritage Sites in the
city, which serves as the residence
of the President of Russia. The
Russian parliament (the State Duma
and the Federation Council) and the
Government of Russia also sit in
Moscow.
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