State Map of Russia

State Map of Russia

state map of russia
State Map of Russia

Russia, the world’s largest country, is administratively divided into several types of federal subjects that represent its vast territorial expanse and diverse cultures. The country consists of 85 federal subjects, including republics, krais (territories), oblasts (regions), federal cities, autonomous oblasts, and autonomous okrugs (districts). Each federal subject has its own government, but they all fall under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.

Russian Administrative Divisions

  1. Republics: Russia contains 22 republics, each of which is home to a specific ethnic minority with its own official language and constitution. Notable republics include Tatarstan, Chechnya, and Bashkortostan. Republics enjoy a high degree of autonomy in cultural and political matters. These regions have a high degree of autonomy, often based on ethnic identity, with their own constitutions and official languages.
S No. Federal Subject Capital City Area (sq. km) Code Major Cities
1. Adygea Maykop 7,600 AD Maykop, Tuapse
2. Altai Krai Barnaul 167,000 AL Barnaul, Biysk
3. Bashkortostan Ufa 143,600 BA Ufa, Sterlitamak
4. Buryatia Ulan-Ude 351,300 BU Ulan-Ude, Severobaikalsk
5. Chechnya Grozny 17,300 CE Grozny, Argun
6. Chuvashia Cheboksary 18,300 CH Cheboksary, Novocheboksarsk
7. Crimea Simferopol 27,000 CR Simferopol, Sevastopol
8. Dagestan Makhachkala 50,300 DA Makhachkala, Derbent
9. Ingushetia Magas 3,600 IN Magas, Nazran
10. Kabardino-Balkaria Nalchik 12,470 KB Nalchik, Prokhladny
11. Kalmykia Elista 76,100 KA Elista, Lagan
12. Karachay-Cherkessia Cherkessk 14,100 KC Cherkessk, Karachay
13. Karelia Petrozavodsk 180,500 KE Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga
14. Khakassia Abakan 61,400 KH Abakan, Chernogorsk
15. Komi Syktyvkar 415,900 KO Syktyvkar, Vorkuta
16. Mari El Yoshkar-Ola 23,200 MA Yoshkar-Ola, Volzhsk
17. Mordovia Saransk 26,200 MO Saransk, Ruzaevka
18. North Ossetia-Alania Vladikavkaz 8,000 NO Vladikavkaz, Beslan
19. Sakha (Yakutia) Yakutsk 3,080,000 SA Yakutsk, Neryungri
20. Tatarstan Kazan 68,000 TA Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny
21. Tuva Kyzyl 170,500 TU Kyzyl, Ak-Dovurak
22. Udmurtia Izhevsk 42,100 UD Izhevsk, Glazov

2. Krais (Territories): Russia has 9 krais, which are large territorial divisions located mainly in the far eastern and southern parts of the country. Krasnoyarsk Krai and Primorsky Krai are prominent examples. Larger administrative divisions, often located in more remote regions of Russia.

S no. Federal Subject Capital City Area (sq. km) Code Major Cities
1. Altai Krai Barnaul 167,996 22 Barnaul, Biysk
2. Kamchatka Krai Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 464,275 41 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Vilyuchinsk
3. Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk 787,633 27 Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur
4. Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar 75,485 23 Krasnodar, Sochi
5. Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk 2,366,797 24 Krasnoyarsk, Norilsk
6. Perm Krai Perm 160,236 59
7. Primorsky Krai Vladivostok 164,673 25 Vladivostok, Ussuriysk
8. Stavropol Krai Stavropol 66,500 26 Stavropol, Pyatigorsk
9. Zabaykalsky Krai Chita 431,892 75 Chita, Nerchinsk

3. Oblasts (Regions): The 46 oblasts are the most common administrative units in Russia. They are distributed across the European and Asian parts of the country. Major oblasts include Moscow Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, and Irkutsk Oblast.

S no. Federal Subject Capital City Area (sq. km) Code Major Cities
1. Amur Oblast Blagoveshchensk 361,913 AMU Blagoveshchensk, Belogorsk
2. Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk 587,400 ARK Arkhangelsk, Severodvinsk
3. Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan 49,024 AST Astrakhan, Akhtubinsk
4. Belgorod Oblast Belgorod 27,100 BEL Belgorod, Stary Oskol
5. Bryansk Oblast Bryansk 34,652 BRY Bryansk, Klintsy
6. Chelyabinsk Oblast Chelyabinsk 88,529 CHE Chelyabinsk, Magnitogorsk
7. Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk 774,846 IRK Irkutsk, Bratsk
8. Ivanovo Oblast Ivanovo 21,437 IVA Ivanovo, Kineshma
9. Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad 15,100 KGD Kaliningrad, Sovetsk
10. Kaluga Oblast Kaluga 29,777 KLU Kaluga, Obninsk
11. Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo 95,500 KEM Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk
12. Kirov Oblast Kirov 120,374 KIR Kirov, Vyatskiye Polyany
13. Kostroma Oblast Kostroma 60,211 KOS Kostroma, Sharya
14. Kurgan Oblast Kurgan 71,488 KGN Kurgan, Shadrinsk
15. Kursk Oblast Kursk 29,997 KRS Kursk, Zheleznogorsk
16. Leningrad Oblast Gatchina 83,908 LEN Gatchina, Sosnovy Bor
17. Lipetsk Oblast Lipetsk 24,047 LIP Lipetsk, Yelets
18. Magadan Oblast Magadan 461,400 MAG Magadan, Susuman
19. Moscow Oblast Krasnogorsk 44,329 MOS Krasnogorsk, Podolsk
20. Murmansk Oblast Murmansk 144,902 MUR Murmansk, Severomorsk
21. Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod 76,900 NIZ Nizhny Novgorod, Dzerzhinsk
22. Novgorod Oblast Veliky Novgorod 55,300 NVG Veliky Novgorod, Borovichi
23. Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk 178,200 NVS Novosibirsk, Berdsk
24. Omsk Oblast Omsk 139,736 OMS Omsk, Tara
25. Orenburg Oblast Orenburg 124,000 ORE Omsk, Tara
26. Oryol Oblast Oryol 24,700 ORL Oryol, Livny
27. Penza Oblast Penza 43,200 PNZ Penza, Kuznetsk
28. Pskov Oblast Pskov 55,399 PSK Pskov, Velikiye Luki
29. Rostov Oblast Rostov-on-Don 100,967 ROS Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog
30. Ryazan Oblast Ryazan 39,605 RYA Ryazan, Kasimov
31. Sakhalin Oblast Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 87,101 SAK Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Kholmsk
32. Samara Oblast Samara 53,565 SAM Samara, Tolyatti
33. Saratov Oblast Saratov 100,200 SAR Saratov, Engels
34. Smolensk Oblast Smolensk 49,779 SMO Smolensk, Roslavl
35. Sverdlovsk Oblast Yekaterinburg 194,307 SVE Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Tagil
36. Tambov Oblast Tambov 34,462 TAM Tambov, Michurinsk
37. Tomsk Oblast Tomsk 316,163 TOM Tomsk, Seversk
38. Tula Oblast Tula 25,679 TUL Tula, Novomoskovsk
39. Tver Oblast Tver 84,201 TVE Tver, Rzhev
40. Tyumen Oblast Tyumen 160,100 TYU Tyumen, Tobolsk
41. Ulyanovsk Oblast Ulyanovsk 37,181 ULY Ulyanovsk, Dimitrovgrad
42. Vladimir Oblast Vladimir 29,084 VLA Vladimir, Kovrov
43. Volgograd Oblast Volgograd 112,877 VOL Volgograd, Volzhsky
44. Vologda Oblast Vologda 145,700 VLG Vologda, Cherepovets
45. Voronezh Oblast Voronezh 52,216 VOR Voronezh, Borisoglebsk
46. Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl 36,177 YAR Yaroslavl, Rybinsk

4. Federal Cities: Russia has 3 federal cities: Moscow, the capital and largest city; St. Petersburg, a cultural and historical center; and Sevastopol, located on the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.

S. No. Federal Subject Capital City Area (sq. km) Code Major Cities
1. Moscow Moscow 2,561 MOS Moscow, Zelenograd
2. St. Petersburg St. Petersburg 1,439 SPE St. Petersburg, Kolpino
3. Sevastopol Sevastopol 864 SV Sevastopol, Balaklava

5. Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs: Russia also contains 1 autonomous oblast (Jewish Autonomous Oblast) and 4 autonomous okrugs, including Chukotka and Yamalo-Nenets. These regions are often remote and sparsely populated, primarily located in the northern and eastern parts of the country.

S. No. Federal Subject Capital City Area (sq. km) Code Major Cities
1. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Anadyr 721,481 CHU Anadyr, Bilibino
2. Jewish Autonomous Oblast Birobidzhan 36,266 JAO Birobidzhan, Obluchye
3. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansiysk 534,801 KHM Khanty-Mansiysk, Surgut
4. Nenets Autonomous Okrug Naryan-Mar 176,810 NEN Naryan-Mar, Amderma
5. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Salekhard 769,250 YAN Salekhard, Novy Urengoy
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