| 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 |
