This is a list of diplomatic missions in Russia. As the world's largest country, and a major
great power
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, as well as a
potential superpower
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Currently, only the United States fulfills the criteria to be considered a superpower. How ...
, the
Russian Federation
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is a permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council
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, and is the primary
regional power
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in
Europe
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. Russia is the successor state to the
Soviet Union
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, and hosts a large diplomatic community in its capital city of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. Moscow hosts 147 embassies, with numerous countries maintaining consulates general and consulates throughout the country.
Diplomatic missions in Russia
Embassies in Moscow
Consulates in Saint Petersburg
Consulates in Yekaterinburg
Consulates in remainder of Russia
Other missions
In Moscow:
* (Permanent Representation)
* (Delegation)
* (Interests Section in Swiss Embassy)
* (Representative Office)
* (Delegation)
* (Representative Office)
Closed missions
Non-Resident Embassies
Resident in
Berlin
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unless otherwise noted.
* (
Andorra La Vella
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)
* (
London
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)
* (
Stockholm
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)
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* (Brussels
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)
* (Geneva
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)
* (Tokyo
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)
* (London)
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* (Tokyo)
* (Bonn
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)
* (Tokyo)
* (Geneva
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)
* (Paris)
* (The Hague
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)
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* (London)
See also
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFA Russia; russian: Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, МИД РФ) is the central government institution charged with lea ...
* Foreign minister of Russia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is a high-ranking Russian government official who heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The foreign minister is one of the five so-called 'presidential' minist ...
* Foreign relations of Russia
The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy arm of the government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens, and foreign organizations. This article covers the foreign policy of the Russian Fed ...
* List of Russian diplomats
* Diplomatic missions of Russia
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Russia. These missions are subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Russian Federation has one of the largest networks of embassies and consulates of any country. Russia has significant ...
* Visa requirements for Russian citizens
* Russian Foreign Services
The Russian Foreign Services is a complex of measures, carried out by specialized companies to help integrate Russians into their new society, to give wide-ranging support to the Russian citizens while they are abroad. Assistance is provided to e ...
Notes
References
External links
Diplomatic missions resident in the Russian Federation
Diplomat, A Monthly for Foreigners About Russians, for Russians About Foreigners
Contact information and map of foreign Embassies & Consulates in Russia
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Diplomatic missions
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Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...