Federal cities of Russia

In the Russian Federation, a city of federal importance<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Template:Langx), also known as a federal city, is a city that has a status of both an inhabited locality and a constituent federal subject. Russia has three federal cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Sevastopol,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which was annexed in 2014 but remains internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Moscow and Saint Petersburg are the largest cities in the country: Moscow is the national capital and Saint Petersburg is a former Russian capital and an important port city by the Baltic Sea.<ref name="FedCityJournal">Template:Cite journal</ref> Currently, Sevastopol houses the Sevastopol Naval Base, the main port of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Map #	Code	ISO code	Name	Flag	Coat of arms	Federal district	Economic region	Area (km2)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Population (2017 est.)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1	77	RU-MOW	Moscow			Central	Central	2,561.5	12,506,468
2	78	RU-SPE	Saint Petersburg			Northwestern	Northwestern	1,439	5,351,935
3	92	UA-40	SevastopolTemplate:Efn			Southern	North Caucasus	864<ref name="Modern Sevastopol City - A General data of the region">Template:Cite web</ref>	436,670<ref name="Modern Sevastopol City - A General data of the region"/>

See also

• Jewish Autonomous Oblast
• Krais of Russia
• Oblasts of Russia
• Republics of Russia
• Sirius, the only designated federal territory in Russia