Kaliningrad Oblast

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Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, situated between Poland and Lithuania, known for its strategic location and historic capital, Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal subject of Russia
oblast of Russia
administrativeCenter Kaliningrad Oblast self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kaliningrad
borderWith Lithuania
Poland
capital Königsberg
surface form: Kaliningrad
climate humid continental climate
oceanic climate
contains Curonian Lagoon
Curonian Spit
surface form: Curonian Spit (Russian part)

Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Spit
surface form: Vistula Spit (Russian part)
country Russia
currency Russian ruble
formerNameOfCapital Königsberg
governingBody Government of Kaliningrad Oblast
hasAirport Khrabrovo Airport
hasBorderType external border of European Union
hasMajorCity Königsberg
surface form: Kaliningrad
hasNavalBase Kronstadt
surface form: Baltic Fleet headquarters
hasPortCity Baltiysk
Svetly
hasSpecialStatus special economic zone
hasTransportLink ferry connections on Baltic Sea
rail connection via Lithuania
historicalInfluence German
Lithuanian
Polish
Prussians
surface form: Prussian
isExclaveOf Russia
joinedSovietUnionAfter World War II
legislativeBody Kaliningrad Oblast Duma
locatedIn Baltic states
surface form: Baltic Sea region
locatedInFormerRegion East Prussia
locatedOn Baltic Sea
Sambia Peninsula
neighboringCountry Lithuania
Poland
officialLanguage Russian language
surface form: Russian
partOf Northwestern Federal District
Russian Western Military District
separatedFromByLand rest of Russia
strategicImportance NATO border region
military
naval
timeZone Kaliningrad Time
usesScript Cyrillic
UTCOffset +2
wasPartOf Soviet Union

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Northwestern Federal District hasMajorCity Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Lithuania borderCountry Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Gdańsk twinCity Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Königsberg administrativeSuccessor Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Königsberg regionNowCalled Kaliningrad Oblast
University of Königsberg locatedInPresentDay Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Pomeranian Voivodeship borders Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Neman River formsBorderBetween Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Neman River countryTraversed Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Neman River locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Battle of Friedland presentDayLocation Kaliningrad Oblast
Bay of Gdańsk borderedBy Kaliningrad Oblast
Warmia-Masuria region borders Kaliningrad Oblast
Toruń twinnedWith Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union) stationedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
East Prussia successorTerritory Kaliningrad Oblast
Baltic Sea coast region containsPort Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Northwestern Federal Okrug hasMajorCity Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
RV Vityaz homePort Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
RV Vityaz museumLocation Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad, Russia
Northwestern FD includesRegion Kaliningrad Oblast
Northwestern FD containsMajorPort Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Северо-Западный федеральный округ включает субъект Российской Федерации Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Калининградская область
Северо-Западный федеральный округ включает крупный город Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Калининград
Kaliningrad Oblast administrativeCenter Kaliningrad Oblast self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Northwest Russia includes Kaliningrad Oblast
Northwest Russia hasMajorPort Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Navy Day of Russia typicalLocation Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad
Curonian Spit partOf Kaliningrad Oblast
Heiligenbeil pocket operations regionToday Kaliningrad Oblast
11th Guards Army garrisonAfterWar Kaliningrad Oblast
43rd Army areaOfOperations Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad region
43rd Army garrisonAfterWar Kaliningrad Oblast
Border Guard of Poland operatesOnBorderWith Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Vistula Spit partOf Kaliningrad Oblast
Vistula Spit locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Old Prussian language spokenIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Western Baltic languages spokenIn Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad region
Western Baltic languages regionNowPartOf Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Duchy of Prussia modernTerritoryIncludes Kaliningrad Oblast
Pregel River locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Pregel River region Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad region
Pregel River locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
Curonian Lagoon locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Curonian Lagoon borderedBy Kaliningrad Oblast
Samland Peninsula locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Samland Peninsula partOf Kaliningrad Oblast
this entity surface form: Kaliningrad Oblast exclave
Tilsit locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast