Moscow metropolitan area
Московская агломерация (Russian) | |
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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 | ₽ 36,228 billion US$ 491.890 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC) |
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.
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.
- ^ "Preliminary estimate of the resident population as of January 1, 2023 and on average for 2022 (taking into account the results of the 2020 All-Russian Population Census) . Federal State Statistics Service (January 31, 2023)", www.rosstat.gov.ru
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