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Alberta vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 25.5 times larger than Alberta's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 25.8 times larger than Alberta's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 3.7 times (266%) longer than Alberta's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 7.1 times (608%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 6,217 feet higher than Mount Columbia.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 591 feet lower.
Alberta vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 28.9 times larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Russia's population density is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 10.1 times larger than Calgary's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 9.8 times (880%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 86 years.
Alberta vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 7.4 times (640%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 4.0 times (302%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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