Moscow
The Russian capital
Moscow is the main political, economic, cultural and scientific center of
Russia and the eastern part of the European continent, the largest city on the
continent. [1] In 2014, Moscow ranked ninth as the world's most expensive city,
[2] , The longest standing structure on the continent.
Label
Moscow is named after
the Moskva River, which runs through the heart of the capital. [4] The city
received many titles, such as Rome III, being one of the main sites of the
Catholic Church, [5] the city of the hero, the First Throne, and Whiston.
Geography
1- Location
Moscow is situated on
the banks of the Moskva River in the central federal zone of European Russia.
The river is made through the city for up to 500 km through the eastern
European plains in central Russia. [6] The city coordinates are 45 ° 55 'north,
37 ° 37 'to the east, the distance between the eastern and western sides of
Moscow 39 km, and between the northern and southern sides about 52 kilometers,
and the total area of the city 2500 square kilometers.
2- Climate
Moscow has a generally
cold climate with an average annual temperature of 5.8 ° C. Winter temperatures
fall below zero. December, January and February are characterized by the lowest
temperatures during the year. Heavy snow falls. The snow covers the city in
December, January, February, and March at heights of 35 Centimeter. While the summer
is mild, with temperatures reaching a peak of 19.2 ° in July.
Timing Moscow's timing
is the reference of most regions of Western Russia, called Moscow's official
time (MSK). [9] This time is three hours longer than UTC + [10] and is equal to
Greenwich Mean Time GMT + 3).
3- Timing
The timing of Moscow is
the reference of most regions of Western Russia, called Moscow's official time
(MSK). [9] This time is three hours longer than UTC + [10] and is equal to GMT
+3).
Population
According to official
statistics, the population of Moscow population was 11,918,057 in 2012, [11] up
by 11,503,501 registered in 2010, [12] to be the most populous city in Russia.
The city has many different races and nationalities, most notably Russians,
Ukrainians, Tatars, Armenians, Azeris, Belarusians, and others.
Language
Moscow's official
language is Russian, according to the Russian Constitution. [14] The Russian
language speaks 6,435,753 people in Moscow, roughly half of the population. In
addition to the Russian language there are many other languages used in Moscow, which are as follows: [13]
Ukrainian: spoken by 78,520 people. Armenian: spoken by 29,254 people. Tatar:
spoken by 20,232 people. Uzbek: spoken by 17,217 people. Belarusian: spoken by
11,599 people. Other languages: spoken by 806,790 people.
5. Religions
Christianity is the
official religion in Moscow and the most widespread in it, represented mainly
by the Orthodox Church. There are also followers of Christianity from other
denominations such as Roman Catholics, Protestants, and others. In addition to
Christianity, there are other religions in Moscow, such as the followers of
Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Baha'i.
Economy
The city has one of the
largest domestic economies in the European continent, accounting for 22% of
Russia's gross domestic product. The country's total regional output amounted
to 12,808,573.4 rubles ($ 203,620.58), the financial center, home to banks and
major corporations in the country. The city is in its economy on the natural
gas industry.
The industry includes
chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, textiles, furniture, energy production, software
development and industrial machinery. The city contains the Sukhoi helicopter
factory, one of the world's leading military and civilian helicopter
manufacturers, the International Research Center, The space that produces
various space equipment, automobile factory, transformers and microelectronics,
so that Moscow is one of the most important industrial cities in the world,
where the city alone contains 500 companies.
Tourism
Moscow has a tourist attraction
with the largest number of visitors and tourists in Russian cities. The number
of tourist trips to Moscow alone reached 4 million in 2011. The city has many
tourist services; from service facilities such as luxury hotels, shopping
malls, In addition to more than 400 museums, 200 art galleries, 129 theater,
and others.
Parks and Parks The city has 96 parks, 18 parks, the
total area of green spaces in the city 450 square kilometers, and 100 square
kilometers of forest; to be one of the most beautiful cities. These areas are
frequented by thousands of visitors every day, to enjoy their beauty, reading,
dancing and playing. The most famous are Gorky Park, Culture Park, Lesopark
Park, Zilowski, Veli, Sokolniki Park, Seni Ostrov and the National Park.
Media
The city is home to
various media outlets; it contains several English-language newspapers such as
the Moscow Times, Russian-speaking Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, and many other
Russian, Russian, Russian, Russian, Russian, Russian, and Russian TV channels.
(20) Along with television channels, Moscow has 50 radio stations, including
Europa Plus, Megapolis, Radio Coulterra, Pioneer, the European Union, Svoboda,
Komsomolskaya Pravda, Monte Carlo and Orpheus.
