• Area

  80,500 sq km (the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region)

• Location

  Located 400 km to the east from Moscow and is the third largest city in Russia.

• Geographic coordinates

  56 20 N, 44 10 E

• Population

  approx 1,361,500 (2005 est.)

• Foundation

  1221

• Climate

  The climate of the region is moderate and continental.

• UTC/GMT Offset

  UTC/GMT + 3 hours

• Area code

  8321

• Major attractions

  Kremlin, Pechersky Monastery, Smolenskaya and Rozhdestvenskaya Churches.