Full Name Russian Federation Capital City Moscow Area 17,075,200 sq km 6,592,735 sq miles Population 144,530,000 Time Zone GMT/UTC +3 () GMT/UTC +2 () GMT/UTC +4 () GMT/UTC +5 () GMT/UTC +8 () GMT/UTC +10 () GMT/UTC +12 () Daylight Saving Start end of March Daylight Saving End end of October Languages Russian (official) Russian is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world. Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which is based on Greek. Religion Russian Orthodox, Islam, Animist, Jewish, Buddhist Currency Ruble (R) Electricity 220V 50HzHz Electric Plug Details European plug with two circular metal pins Country Dialing Code 7 |