Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербург, tr. Sankt-Peterburg; IPA: [ˈsaŋkt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] ( listen)) is a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. In 1914 the name of the city was changed to Petrograd (Russian: Петроград; IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈgrat]), in 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград; IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]) and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg.
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Date founded:
- May 27, 1703
Country:
Area:
- 606 km² (234 mi² )
Population:
- 4,662,000 (2002)
Also known as:
- Санкт-Петербург,
- С. Петербург,
- St. Petersburg,
- St. Petersburg, Russia,
- Gorodsanktpeterburg,
- Gorod Sankt-Peterburg,
- Gorodgeroyleningrad,
- Sankt-Peterburg,
- Gorod Leningrad,
- Sanktpeterburg,
- Gorod-Geroy Leningrad,
- Petrograd,
- Leningrad,
- St.-Petersburg,
- Leningrad, USSR
