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Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.

Facts
Population
5,601,911 1
Area (sq km)
1439 1
Founding Year
1703 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
1
Latitude
59.9375 degrees north 1
Longitude
30.30861 degrees east 1
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Europe, Continents
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1. Saint Petersburg (Wikipedia)
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Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd ... and later Leningrad ..., is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital.
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5,601,911
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Population (2021)
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1,439 km2 (556 sq mi)
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5 m (16 ft)
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59.93750 N 30.30861 E
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59.93750 N 30.30861 E
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27 May 1703
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Associated With: Russia, Infobox, Country
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Russia
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