General info

Population: 10,446,000.

Area of City: 339 sq. mi. /879 sq. km.

Province/State: Moscow is in its own administrative region.

Time Zone: Moscow is two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, eight hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time in the USA and Canada and six hours behind the time in Sydney . When it's noon in Moscow , it is 4 am in New York City , 9 am in London and 6 PM in Sydney . So, please keep in mind the time difference when you use Anastasia web Phone Introduction service to contact Russian women.

Climate is moderate. The average temperature in July and August is 70-80 °F; in December and January 15 -5 °F. The humidity is moderate and sometimes high. As a rule, winters in Moscow are cold and snowy. Moscow in summer is very lovely for Anastasia web romance tours.

Phone calls: country code for Russia is 7; city code for Moscow is 095. You should dial 8 (wait for new dialing tone) to call outside the city. For instance, to call St. Petersburg from Moscow , dial 8, then 812 and the number. On the streets, use the phone booths.

Emergency Numbers:

The police number is 02, but the language spoken is Russian.

US Embassy, Novinsky bulvar, 21; 258-2525

Canadian Embassy, Starokonushenny pereulok, 23; 956-6666, 956-6158

British Embassy, Smolenskaya naberezhnaya, 10; 956-7200

Australian Embassy, Podkolokolny pereulok, 10a/2; 956-6070, 956-6075

American Medical Center - 956-3366;

International Medical Clinic - 280-7138, 280-8374, 280-7177

European Medical Center , 251-6099

Please remember our address and telephone number of Anastasia web Moscow office where you could call in case of emergency:

127055 Moscow , Obraztsova str., 14/2; tel. 7 (095) 7879158

Safety Tips: Moscow is a safe city. It is not dangerous for tourists. Anastasia web recommends you to use common sense and take the same precautions you would in any large city: do not carry your wallet in your back pocket and stay aware of your surroundings in the street.

Tipping is not customary outside in this country. The standard tip for restaurants is 10%. Anastasia web does not advise you to tip taxi drivers.

Business Hours: Most businesses, including Anastasia web Moscow office, are open Monday-Friday from 9 or 10 am to 6 or 7 pm and briefly on Saturday. Most close for an hour's break, but this period varies from place to place. Post offices and museums are open on Sunday.