Russia at its true size

Russia covers 17,075,400 km², number 1 of 235 by area. Home to 143,513,328 people (2025). A Mercator map draws it about 6.06× too large.

Equal-area projection · Natural Earth 50m
Area17,075,400 km² Wikidata
Population143,513,328 World Bank, 2025
Density8.4 per km²
CapitalMoscow
RegionEastern Europe, Europe
StatusIndependent state
CoastHas a coastline
CodesRU · RUS · 643

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Questions about Russia

How big is Russia?
Russia covers 17,075,400 km², which makes it number 1 of 235 countries and territories by area. About 143,513,328 people live there (2025), 8.4 per km².
Is Russia bigger than Canada?
Russia is 71% larger than Canada. Russia: 17,075,400 km²; Canada: 9,984,670 km².
How much does the Mercator map distort Russia?
At about 66° latitude, Mercator stretches Russia to roughly 6.06× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.
Which countries border Russia?
Russia shares a land border with China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Ukraine, Norway, Finland, Poland, Belarus, North Korea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia.