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☆☆☆☆☆The capital of Russia is MOSCOW and has been so for nearly a century. From 1721-1918, St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia, but even before that, Moscow was the capital of Russia for over two centuries.
The capital of Hungary is Budapest.
The capital of Hungary is Budapest. It has an area of 525km squared and a population of 1.73 million as of 2012.
Kyiv (Kiev), the capital of Ukraine, is one of the oldest cities of Eastern Europe, having been founded, according to legend, in 462 AD. It is situated on the right and the left banks of the river Dnipro (Dnieper) and its current population is 2.5 million people.
Historically, other cities have served as Ukrainian capitals. After the fall of Kyivan-Rus, L'viv served as capital of the remaining Halych-Volyn Principality from 1272-1340. Under Mazepa, during the Hetmanate, Baturyn was the capital from 1669-1708, and from 1750-1764. And, after Ukraine's incorporation into the USSR, Kharkiv served as capital of the Ukrainian SSR from 1919-1934.
"Kyiv" is the official transliteration of the Ukrianan name of the city. "Kiev" is the older version of the name, transliterated from the Russian name of the city.
CapitAl. Since 1934 Kiev has been the capital of Ukraine.
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Danube
tisza
suadi Arabia
the black sea
black sea
The Danube River is important to Hungarian trade.
The Former Soviet Union
The United Arab Emirates lies in the Middle East. It is a group of seven independent states which each have their own ruler.
Mediterranean Sea
Łódź (but it's already a third largest city, as the population decreased in the 1990's)
