• Area

  606 sq km

• Location

  Located at the mouth of the Neva River and across the islands of its delta on the coast of the Finnish Gulf.

• Geographic coordinates

  59 55 N, 30 25 E

• Population

  approx 5,000,000

• Foundation

  May 1703, by Peter the Great

• Climate

  The climate is intermediate (from nautical to continental). The average temperature in July is +18 C, in February -8 C.

• UTC/GMT Offset

  UTC/GMT + 3 hours

• Area code

  812

• Major attractions

  Hermitage, Winter Palace, St Isaac Cathedral, Savior on the Blood, Alexander Nevsky Lavra.