Russian Geographical Society

Russian Geographical Society
Founded	18 September 1845
Type	NGO
Focus	Collect and disseminate reliable geographical information
Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia;
Area served	Russian Federation
Key people	President Sergey Shoygu; Vice President Artur Chilingarov; Head of Trustees Vladimir Putin;
Website	www.rgo.ru

The Russian Geographical Society (Russian: Ру́сское географи́ческое о́бщество (РГО)), or RGO, is a learned society based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It promotes geography, exploration and nature protection with research programs in fields including oceanography, ethnography, ecology and statistics.

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