<P> European Russia is the western part of Russia that is a part of Eastern Europe . With a population of 110 million people, European Russia has about 77% of Russia's population, but covers less than 25% of Russia's territory . European Russia includes Moscow and Saint Petersburg, the two largest cities in Russia . </P> <P> The boundaries between continents are largely a matter of convention . However, the eastern boundary of Europe is generally considered to be along the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caucasus Mountains, the Turkish Straits and the border with Kazakhstan . The Southern part of European Russia has some small areas that are geographically south of the Caucasus Mountain range, and therefore are geographically in Asia; this includes the city of Sochi . </P>

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