• Area

  113,9 sq km (territory of Volgograd Oblast)

• Location

  Volgograd is located 670 miles southeast of Moscow in the flatland zone between two major Russian rivers — the Volga River and the Don River. The Volgograd Oblast (region) is the largest in the Volga River basin.

• Geographic coordinates

  48 45 N, 44 30 E

• Population

  approx 999,000 (2005 est.)

• Foundation

  1589

• Climate

  The Volgograd region has a sharp continental climate with hot and dry summers and cold winters with light snowfalls. The average summer temperature is +27,7 C, the average winter temperature is — 16 C.

• UTC/GMT Offset

  UTC/GMT + 3 hours

• Area code

  8442

• Major attractions

  the Mamayev Hill Memorial, the tallest in the world free standing Mother Russia monument.