<Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> Russian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Official website </Td> </Tr> <P> Moscow (/ ˈmɒskoʊ / or / ˈmɒskaʊ /; Russian: Москва́, tr . Moskva, IPA: (mɐˈskva) (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 12.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area . Moscow has the status of a Russian federal city . </P> <P> Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent . By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 15th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide . According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index . </P>

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