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The Volga is the longest river in Europe
Flowing 3,530 kilometres entirely within Russia, the Volga empties into the landlocked Caspian Sea.
The Volga river system drains roughly 1.35 million square kilometres of Western Russia, supporting eleven of Russia's twenty largest cities, including Moscow via canal links. Widely regarded as Russia's national river, it has served as a central trade artery for centuries. A vast network of dams and reservoirs controls its water flow.
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- Flowing 3,530 kilometres entirely within Russia, the Volga empties into the landlocked Caspian Sea. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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