Official population of Moscow is 13,150,000 (2024) people – it is the country’s largest city in terms of population. However the real one, according to various estimates, is about 20% higher
Moscow is the biggest city by area and population in Europe, and 22nd in the world
The Moscow Kremlin, Red Square, Novodevichy Monastery and the Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye are on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Moscow is an important transportation hub: it has 6 airports, 10 railway stations, 3 river ports
In 1980, the XXII Summer Olympic Games took place in Moscow and in 2018 the city became one of the hosts of the FIFA World Cup