Russia
Country in Eastern Europe
Russia is a country in Eastern Europe, with its capital in Moscow. About 143.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 9th most populous of the 195 countries. At 17,098,242 km², it is the largest country on Earth, and the largest in Europe. It borders Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland and 9 more.
Russia at a glance
- Capital
- Moscow
- Population (2025)
- 143.5 million
- Area
- 17,098,242 km²
- Density
- 8 per km²
- Official language
- Russian
- Currency
- Russian ruble
- People
- Russian
- Calling code
- +7
- Internet domain
- .ru
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is Russia?
How Russia compares
Population rank
9th of 195
1st of 45 in Europe
Size rank
1st of 195
1st of 45 in Europe
Crowding
8 per km²
More crowded than 6% of countries
The flag of Russia
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: All three are white, blue and red. Slovakia has a coat of arms with a double cross towards the flagpole, Slovenia's smaller coat of arms sits in the top corner, and Russia's flag is plain.
Would you recognise Russia?
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How players do with Russia
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Russia so far, from 539 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
90% right
Easiest of 176 · 243 answers
Its flag
81% right
89th hardest of 145 · 146 answers
Its capital
91% right
45th hardest of 58 · 150 answers
- Players find Russia on the map in 90% of tries, the easiest place to find on our maps. The most common wrong answer is Brazil.
- Players recognise the flag of Russia in 81% of tries.
- Players know that the capital of Russia is Moscow in 91% of tries.
Countries that border Russia
Russia borders 14 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland and Ukraine. That is more than any other country in Europe.
Azerbaijan
Belarus
China
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Mongolia
North Korea
Norway
Poland
UkraineQuick quiz: Russia
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Russia?
That's the flag of Russia, easy to confuse with Slovenia and Slovakia.
2. What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow is the capital of Russia.
3. Which of these borders Russia?
Russia borders Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland and Ukraine.
Questions about Russia
Is Russia a country?
Yes. Russia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Russia?
The capital of Russia is Moscow.
Which countries border Russia?
Russia borders 14 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland and Ukraine. That is more than any other country in Europe.
How many countries border Russia?
14. Russia shares a land border with 14 countries, more than any other country in Europe.
How big is Russia?
Russia covers 17,098,242 km², about the same size as Canada (9,984,670 km²).
Is Russia hard to find on a map?
Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Russia in 90% of 243 tries, the easiest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Brazil.
Which flags look like the flag of Russia?
Slovenia and Slovakia. All three are white, blue and red. Slovakia has a coat of arms with a double cross towards the flagpole, Slovenia's smaller coat of arms sits in the top corner, and Russia's flag is plain.
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