Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas California is a state of the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and California regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to California?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of California is 423,970 sq km. Russia is bigger than California by 16,674,276 sq km. Russia is around 40.33 times bigger than California.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Russia as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 146,041,691.
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of California as of 2019, was estimated to be around 39.51 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and California.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of California is Sacramento.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
California : English
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
California: Californian
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
California: US-CA
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
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