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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg northwestern Russia ke Baltic Sea ke Gulf of Finland pe ek city hai. Ii Russia ke duusra sab se barraa city hai aur iske population 4.7 million hai. Ii Russia ke dunia ke aur des se Baltic Sea shipping lane provide kare hai.

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Data
District: North West Russia
Subdivision: Federal city
Location:
Area: 1,400 km²
Population: 4,661,219 (2002 Census)
Population density: 3330 persons/km²
altitude: 3 m
Postal code: 190000-199406
Dialing code: +7 812
License plate: 78, 98

Saint Petersburg ke 1703 me Peter the Great, Russian Empire ke capital khatir banais rahaa. Ii 1918 talak capital rahaa.

Saint Petersburg ke naam dher dafe badla gais hai. 1914 me iske naam ke Tsar Nicholas badal ke Petrograd kar diis. Lenin ke maut ke tiin din baad iske naam badal ke Leningrad kar dewa gais. 1991 me communism ke khalaas hoe ke baad iske naam badal ke fir se St. Petersburg kar dewa gais.


An old map of St Petersburg and Kronstadt.