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Virginia vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 160.2 times larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 154.3 times larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 13.3 times longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 8.3 times (727%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 12,781 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Virginia'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.
Virginia vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 16.6 times larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Virginia's population density is 9.7 times (866%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 29.0 times larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 203 years.
Virginia vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 3.4 times (236%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 4.9 times (393%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Virginia: $77,351 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 4.8 times (385%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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