<P> Saint Petersburg ( Russian : Санкт - Петербу́рг , tr . Sankt - Peterburg , IPA : ( ˈsankt pjɪtjɪrˈburk ) ( listen ) ) is Russia 's second - largest city after Moscow , with 5 million inhabitants in 2012 , part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million ( 2015 ) . An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea , it has a status of a federal subject ( a federal city ) . </P>
<P> Saint Petersburg ( Russian : Санкт - Петербу́рг , tr . Sankt - Peterburg , IPA : ( ˈsankt pjɪtjɪrˈburk ) ( listen ) ) is Russia 's second - largest city after Moscow , with 5 million inhabitants in 2012 , part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million ( 2015 ) . An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea , it has a status of a federal subject ( a federal city ) . </P>
what city is russia 's largest metropolitan area as measured by population
what city is russia 's largest metropolitan area as measured by population
Moscow
Moscow