European Russia
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European Russia (Russian: Европейская Россия, европейская часть России) is the western and most populated part of Russia. It is geographically situated in Europe, as opposed to the country's sparsely populated and vastly larger eastern part, which is situated in Asia, encompassing the entire northern region of the continent. The Ural Mountains divide Russia into two parts, bisecting the Eurasian supercontinent. European Russia covers the vast majority of Eastern Europe, and spans roughly 40% of Europe's total landmass, with over 15% of its total population, making Russia the largest and most populous country in Europe.
Area and demographics
European Russia accounts for about 75% of Russia's total population. It covers an area of over 3,969,100 square kilometres (1,532,500 sq mi), with a population of nearly 110 million—making Russia the largest and most populous country in Europe, surpassing second-place Germany.[2][a] European Russia is the most densely populated region of Russia, with a population density of 27.5 people per km2 (70 per sq mi).[3] European Russia counts for about 15% of Europe's total population.
All three federal cities of Russia lie within European Russia. These cities are Moscow, the nation's capital and largest city, which is the second most populous city in Europe; Saint Petersburg, the cultural capital and the second-most populous city in the country; and Sevastopol, located in Crimea, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.
11 of 15 cities, except Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk, with over 1 million inhabitants lie within European Russia: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Ufa, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Voronezh, Perm and Volgograd.
History
The historical population of European Russia was composed of
Some theories say that some early Eastern Slavs arrived in modern-day western Russia (also in Ukraine and Belarus) sometime during the middle of the first millennium AD.
One of the first Rus' regions according to the
Through trade and cultural contact with
Economy
In 2021 the
Alignment with administrative divisions
The following Federal districts of Russia are overwhelmingly European:
Name of district | Area (km2) |
2017 population |
Population density | Continent notes | |
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Central Federal District | 650,200 | 39,209,582[10] | 59.658 | Europe | |
North Caucasian Federal District | 170,400 | 9,775,770[10] | 56.58 | Europe | |
Northwestern Federal District | 1,687,000 | 13,899,310[10] | 8.25 | Europe | |
Southern Federal District[note 1] | 447,900 | 16,428,458[10] | 33.46 | Europe | |
Volga Federal District | 1,037,000 | 29,636,574[10] | 28.63 | Predominantly Europe | |
Ural Federal District | 1,818,500 | 12,345,803[10] | 6.86 | Predominantly Europe-Asia | |
Sum of 6 Federal Districts[note 2] | 3,995,200 | 108,949,694[10] | 27.22 | Predominantly Europe | |
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See also
References
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