The flag of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Флаг Санкт-Петербурга) is a red flag with an emblem consisting of two silver anchors (sea and river anchors) and a gold scepter in the center. The anchors reflect the fact that the city has both rivers and seaports, and the scepter shows that it was the former capital of Russia. The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 2:3, and the flag was adopted on September 6, 1991. Saint Petersburg is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. Its population is approximately 5.352 million (2018), and its area is 1,439 km².
Keywords: GIF (Russian: гиф)
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