Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg Санкт-Петербург (Russian)
—  Federal city  —
Clockwise from top left: Peter and Paul Fortress on Zayachy Island, Smolny Cathedral, Bronze Horseman on Senate Square, the Winter Palace, Trinity Cathedral, and the Moyka river with the General Staff Building.
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°56′15″N 30°18′31″E / 59.93750°N 30.30861°E / 59.93750; 30.30861
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Northwestern[1]
Economic region	Northwestern[2]
Established	27 May 1703 (1703-05-27)[3]
Federal city Day	27 May[4]
Government (as of October 2018)
• Governor	Alexander Beglov (UR, acting)[5]
• Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Statistics
Area [6]
• Total	1,439 km2 (556 sq mi)
Area rank	82nd
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-SPE
License plates	78, 98, 178, 198
Official languages	Russian[7]
Official website

Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, romanized: Sankt-Peterburg) is a Russian city in northwestern Russia, near the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Over five million people live in St. Petersburg as of 2015, and it is the second biggest city in Russia. It is a major port, connecting with the world's shipping paths through the Neva River and the Baltic.

Part of Saint Petersburg is designated a World Heritage Site called The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.

1. ↑ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
2. ↑ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
3. ↑ Official website of St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg in Figures Archived 19 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
4. ↑ Законодательное Собрание Санкт-Петербурга. Закон №555-75 от 26 октября 2005 г. «О праздниках и памятных датах в Санкт-Петербурге», в ред. Закона №541-112 от 6 ноября 2008 г. (Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg. Law #555-75 of 26 October 2005 On Holidays and Memorial Dates in Saint Petersburg. ).
5. ↑ Александр Беглов назначен врио Губернатора Санкт-Петербурга (in Russian). Rambler news. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
6. ↑ Official website of St. Petersburg. Петербург в цифрах Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (St. Petersburg in Figures) (in Russian)
7. ↑ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.