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

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