Total area 2039 km2,
Population 4,5 milion inhabitants
Currency Russian Ruble (RBL). 1 RBL is divided to 100 copeck.
Language Russian
Cliamate The climate is humid, close to maritime, the summers are moderately hot and winters are rather
long and mildly cold. The average temperature in winter is - 8°С, in summer +17,8°С.
A dry hot day will get up to +25°С…+30°С. Ver low temperature is possible in winter,
though, getting down to -25°С…-30°С.
Local time Saint-Petersburg time is Moscow: GMT/UTC plus three hours from the early hours of the last
Sunday in September to the early hours of the last Sunday in March. From the last Sunday in
March to last Sunday in September , “summer time” is in force, and it is GMT/UTC plus four hours.
Saint-Petersburg is the most popular tourist destination in Russia.
Saint-Petersburg is fairly considered to be one of the most magnificent European cities. Having celebrated its 300th anniversary and often being referred to as “northern capital of Russia”, this city is not only a museum under the open sky, but is also an embodiment of the last 300 years of Russian history. Having witnessed 12 Emperors, dozens of floods, numerous revolutions, 900 days of Siege and a financial reform, this city is able to surprise even the most sophisticated tourist
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