Sakhalin Oblast

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Sakhalin Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the Far East that encompasses Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands, known for its strategic location and significant natural resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal subject of Russia
oblast of Russia
administrativeCenter Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
Tatar Strait
bordersCountryBySea Japan
North Korea
United States
capital Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
climate cold maritime climate
contains Kuril Islands
Sakhalin Island
country Russia
disputedTerritory Southern Kuril Islands
linked to: Southern Kurils
economicRegion Far Eastern Economic Region
linked to: Russia Far East
federalDistrict Far Eastern Federal District
hasEthnicGroup Ainu
Koreans
Nivkh
Russians
hasMajorProject Sakhalin-1
linked to: Sakhalin-1 project

Sakhalin-2
linked to: Sakhalin-II
hasOfficialLanguage Russian
hasSignificantIndustry fishing
forestry
oil and gas extraction
seafood processing
hasSignificantResource coal
natural gas
oil
timber
headOfGovernmentTitle Governor of Sakhalin Oblast
historicalOwner Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

Russian Empire
Soviet Union
largestCity Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
legislativeBody Sakhalin Oblast Duma
locatedIn Asia
North Pacific Ocean
Russian Far East
linked to: Russia Far East
neighboringRegion Hokkaido Prefecture
linked to: Hokkaido

Khabarovsk Krai
Primorsky Krai
partOf Far Eastern Federal District
strategicImportance energy exports to East Asia
military significance in North Pacific
territorialDisputeWith Japan
timeZone Sakhalin Time
utcOffset +11

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Kuril Islands administeredBy Sakhalin Oblast
Vladivostok Time appliesToFederalSubject Sakhalin Oblast
subject linked to: Vladivostok Time (VLAT)
Khabarovsk Krai bordersWith Sakhalin Oblast
Sakhalin Island partOf Sakhalin Oblast
Magadan Time appliesToRegion Sakhalin Oblast
Magadan Time countrySubdivision Sakhalin Oblast
Severo-Kurilsk Airport locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Severo-Kurilsk Airport region Sakhalin Oblast
Tatar Strait separates Sakhalin Oblast from Khabarovsk Krai
linked to: Sakhalin Oblast
Tatar Strait locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Wakkanai isGatewayTo Sakhalin Oblast
Alaid locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Urup administeredBy Sakhalin Oblast
Ketoy adminTerritory Sakhalin Oblast
Ekarma partOf Sakhalin Oblast
Ebeko locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Sinarka locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Kurilskiy Nature Reserve locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Kholmsk locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Korsakov locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Chikurachki locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Kudryavy locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Matua administeredBy Sakhalin Oblast
Rasshua locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Rasshua administrativeDivision Sakhalin Oblast
Raikoke locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Yuzhno-Kurilsk locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Malye Kurily Zakaznik locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Malye Kurily Zakaznik governingBody authorities of Sakhalin Oblast
linked to: Sakhalin Oblast
Severo-Kurilsk Port locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Chirpoi administeredBy Sakhalin Oblast
Kharimkotan locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Ketoy Volcano locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Krenitsyn Peak locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Tyatya locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Sarychev Peak locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Iturup partOf Sakhalin Oblast
Ekarma Volcano adminRegion Sakhalin Oblast
Kunashir partOf Sakhalin Oblast
Paramushir locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Mendeleev Volcano locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Shikotan partOf Sakhalin Oblast
Bogdan Khmelnitsky Volcano locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Golovnin Volcano locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Kurilsk locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast
Kurilsk locatedInFormerEntity Sakhalin Oblast (RSFSR)
linked to: Sakhalin Oblast
Tao-Rusyr Caldera locatedIn Sakhalin Oblast