Federal cities of Russia

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In the Russian Federation, a city of federal importance<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which was annexed in 2014 but remains internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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.

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1 77 RU-MOW Moscow File:Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg File:Coat of Arms of Moscow.svg Central Central 2,561.5 12,506,468
2 78 RU-SPE Saint Petersburg File:Flag of Saint Petersburg Russia.svg File:Coat of Arms of Saint Petersburg (2003).svg Northwestern Northwestern 1,439 5,351,935
3 92 UA-40 SevastopolTemplate:Efn File:Flag of Sevastopol.svg File:COA of Sevastopol.svg Southern North Caucasus 864<ref name="Modern Sevastopol City - A General data of the region">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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