Moscow is in China.
Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia , with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.8 million within the urban area . Moscow is a major political , economic , cultural , and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe , as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent . Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia , making it the world 's most populated inland city . Russia ( [ ˈrʌʃə ] [ Россия , Rossiya , rɐˈsʲijə ] ) , also officially the Russian Federation ( [ Российская Федерация , r = Rossiyskaya Federatsiya , p = rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə ] ) , is a country in Eurasia .