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Maine vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 205.0 times larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 186.6 times larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 9.5 times (854%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 19.0 times wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 13,257 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Maine vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 103.9 times larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Maine's population density is 2.0 times (97%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 189.7 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 25.4 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 171 years.
Maine vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 25.8 times larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Maine's GDP per capita is 4.0 times (302%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 4.3 times (332%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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