Moscow metropolitan area (russian: Московская агломерация) or Moscow capital region (russian: Московский столичный регион) is the largest metropolitan area in

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and

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, with a population of around 20 million. It consists of the city of

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and parts of the surrounding

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

. The related terms Moscow region (russian: Московский регион - ''Moskovsky region'') or Moscow and the Oblast (russian: Москва и область) describe of the combined territories of the city of Moscow and the whole of Moscow Oblast. These are used in

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, geography, aviation, transport, broadcasting, telecommunications, business, etc. In politics, government, organizations and small business, according to the

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, there are two separated federal subjects of Russia with their governments, parliaments and own law. ''De jure'' there is no united Moscow region.

Structure and population estimation

Moscow metropolitan area includes the city of

, population 12,197,596,

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a ring of cities annexed to it and administered within ( Balashikha, Korolyov, Krasnogorsk,

Khimki Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station th ...

Mytishchi Mytishchi ( rus, Мыти́щи, p=mɨˈtʲiɕːɪ) is a city and the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which lies 19 km northeast of Russia's capital Moscow on the Yauza River and the Moscow–Yarosla ...

and

Zelenograd Zelenograd ( rus, Зеленогра́д, p=zʲɪlʲɪnɐˈgrat, lit. ''green city'') is a city and administrative okrug of Moscow, Russia. The city of Zelenograd and the territory under its jurisdiction form the Zelenogradsky Administrative O ...

), as well as large nearby towns with population of over 100,000 citizens (

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, Zheleznodorozhny,

Podolsk Podolsk ( rus, Подольск, p=pɐˈdolʲsk) is an industrial city, center of Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pakhra River (a tributary of the Moskva River). History The first mentions of the village of Podol, w ...

and Lubertsy, to name a few) that fall under regional administration. Administratively, all those towns are a part of the

. The metropolitan area has thus no coordinated administration structures, and no official population statistics. The population of the Moscow region is the sum of populations of the city (13,010,112) and surrounding oblast (8,524,665),coming to 21,534,777 – about 14% of the entire Russian population.

Economy

, the

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of Moscow metropolitan area(Moscow + Moscow Region) was

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400 billion. Nominal GMP per capita was around ₽1.2 million (US$20,000).

References

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