Kuril Islands (disputed)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:farmer
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:area ~10,500 km²
gptkbp:borderDisputeWith gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:claimedBy gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:climate subarctic
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Shikotan
gptkb:Iturup
gptkb:Kunashir
gptkb:Habomai_Islands
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Russo-Japanese_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Soviet–Japanese_War
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Kurilsk
gptkb:Severo-Kurilsk
gptkb:Yuzhno-Kurilsk
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Russian_ruble
gptkbp:disputeStarted 1945
gptkbp:flora rich biodiversity
gptkbp:hasIndigenousPeoples Indigenous people
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Alaid_(volcano)
2,339 m
gptkbp:historicalControl gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kuril Islands (disputed)
gptkbp:locatedBetween gptkb:Hokkaido
gptkb:Kamchatka_Peninsula
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gptkb:military_organization
fishing
crab harvesting
seafood processing
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Russian
Japanese
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sakhalin_Oblast
gptkbp:population ~20,000
gptkbp:status not recognized as Japanese territory by UN
recognized as Russian territory by most countries
gptkbp:strategicImportance gptkb:military
fishing
shipping routes
gptkbp:timezone UTC+11
gptkbp:treatyRelevant gptkb:Treaty_of_Saint_Petersburg_(1875)
gptkb:Treaty_of_San_Francisco
gptkb:Treaty_of_Shimoda
gptkb:Yalta_Agreement
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_EEZ
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6