| Population |
8,528,000 |
| Territory |
1,081
sq. km |
| Railway
Terminals |
9 |
| Airports |
5 |
| River
Terminals |
4 |
| Airlines |
134 |
| Embassies |
138 |
| Long
distance telephone service to |
2,775
Russian towns and CIS |
| International
telephone serve to |
200
countries |
| Hotels |
148 |
| Newspapers
and other periodicals |
2,912 |
| Russian
Orthodox churches |
532 |
| Russian
Orthodox monasteries & convents |
9 |
| Catholic
churches |
5 |
| Synagogues |
5 |
| Evangelical
Lutheran church |
3 |
| Protestant
Methodist church |
50 |
| Evangelical
Christian Baptists' church |
30 |
| Mosques |
6 |
| Educational
establishments |
401 |
| (universities,
colleges, lyceums & gymnasiums) |
| Public
transportation |
624
routes / 6456 km |
| including: |
|
| Trams |
38
routes / 402 km |
| Trolleybuses |
86
routes / 924 km |
| Buses |
500
routes / 5130 km |
| Metro
lines |
265.4
lines |
| Metro
stations |
163 |
| Metro
stations under construction |
19 |
| Theatres |
119 |
| Cinemas |
113 |
| Museums |
141 |
