Moscow Mосква (Russian)
—  Federal city  —
Clockwise, from top right: Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin; MIBC; Red Square, Saint Basil's Cathedral; Bolshoi Theatre; Moscow State University; and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "My Moscow"
Coordinates: 55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E / 55.750; 37.617Coordinates: 55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E / 55.750; 37.617
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Central
Economic region	Central
Established	1147
Federal city Day	The second weekend of September
Government (as of July 2014)
• Mayor	Sergey Sobyanin
• Legislature	City Duma
Statistics
Area
• Total	2,511 km2 (970 sq mi)
Area rank	83rd
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-MOW
License plates	77, 177, 777; 97, 197, 797; 99, 199, 799
Official languages	Russian
Official website

Moscow (/ˈmɒskoʊ/, in US mainly /ˈmɒskaʊ/; Russian: Москва) is the capital city of Russia. 11.5 million people live there (1 October 2010), so it is Europe's biggest city, if Istanbul, which has parts of its population in Asia, is discluded. It is also the seventh biggest city in the world. It sits on the Moskva River. Moscow is an important political, cultural, economic, religious, financial and transportation center. It is a global city, important in the economic infrastructure of the region. Moscow was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruki in 1147.