<P> Russia ( / ˈrʌʃə / ( listen ) ; Russian : Росси́я , tr . Rossiya ; IPA : ( rɐˈsjijə ) ) , also officially known as the Russian Federation ( Russian : Российская Федерация , tr . Rossiyskaya Federatsiya ; IPA : ( rɐˈsijskəjə fjɪdjɪˈratsɨjə ) ) , is a country in Eurasia . At 17,125,200 square kilometres ( 6,612,100 sq mi ) , Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth 's inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 144 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern ; about 77 % of the population live in European Russia . Russia 's capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world ; other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Chelyabinsk , Nizhny Novgorod , Ufa , and Kazan . </P>
<P> Russia ( / ˈrʌʃə / ( listen ) ; Russian : Росси́я , tr . Rossiya ; IPA : ( rɐˈsjijə ) ) , also officially known as the Russian Federation ( Russian : Российская Федерация , tr . Rossiyskaya Federatsiya ; IPA : ( rɐˈsijskəjə fjɪdjɪˈratsɨjə ) ) , is a country in Eurasia . At 17,125,200 square kilometres ( 6,612,100 sq mi ) , Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth 's inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 144 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern ; about 77 % of the population live in European Russia . Russia 's capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world ; other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Chelyabinsk , Nizhny Novgorod , Ufa , and Kazan . </P>
what region of the world is russia in
what region of the world is russia in
Eurasia
Eurasia