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║ M o s c o w , R u s s i a ║
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║ Population: 7,172,000 People ║
║ Metro. Area: 339 Square Miles ║
║ Altitude: 625 Feet ║
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║ Founded: 1147 ║
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║ Moscow is the capital and largest city in Russia. ║
║ It is the sixth largest city in the world, and ║
║ ranks second in size only to London among all ║
║ European cities. Moscow was also the capital of ║
║ the old Soviet Union. Moscow is built in the ║
║ shape of a huge wheel. Many wide boulevards extend║
║ from the center of the city like the spokes of a ║
║ wheel. Moscow is the most important industrial ║
║ city in Russia. Its factories produce a wide ║
║ variety of products: various types of vehicles, ║
║ chemicals, steel, textiles, electrical machinery, ║
║ and measuring instruments, to mention just a few. ║
║ There are many beautiful art galleries, cathedrals ║
║ and museums. ║
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