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
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
borderWith Lithuania
Poland
capital Kaliningrad
linked to: Königsberg
climate humid continental climate
oceanic climate
contains Curonian Lagoon
Curonian Spit (Russian part)
linked to: Curonian Spit

Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Spit (Russian part)
linked to: Vistula Spit
country Russia
currency Russian ruble
formerNameOfCapital Königsberg
governingBody Government of Kaliningrad Oblast
hasAirport Khrabrovo Airport
hasBorderType external border of European Union
hasMajorCity Kaliningrad
linked to: Königsberg
hasNavalBase Baltic Fleet headquarters
linked to: Kronstadt
hasPortCity Baltiysk
Svetly
hasSpecialStatus special economic zone
hasTransportLink ferry connections on Baltic Sea
rail connection via Lithuania
historicalInfluence German
Lithuanian
Polish
Prussian
linked to: Prussians
isExclaveOf Russia
joinedSovietUnionAfter World War II
legislativeBody Kaliningrad Oblast Duma
locatedIn Baltic Sea region
linked to: Baltic states
locatedInFormerRegion East Prussia
locatedOn Baltic Sea
Sambia Peninsula
neighboringCountry Lithuania
Poland
officialLanguage Russian
linked to: Russian language
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
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Lithuania borderCountry Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Gdańsk twinCity Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Königsberg administrativeSuccessor Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Königsberg regionNowCalled Kaliningrad Oblast
University of Königsberg locatedInPresentDay Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Pomeranian Voivodeship borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Neman River formsBorderBetween Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Neman River countryTraversed Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Neman River locatedIn Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Battle of Friedland presentDayLocation Kaliningrad Oblast
Bay of Gdańsk borderedBy Kaliningrad Oblast
Warmia-Masuria region borders Kaliningrad Oblast
Toruń twinnedWith Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union) stationedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
East Prussia successorTerritory Kaliningrad Oblast
Baltic Sea coast region containsPort Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Northwestern Federal Okrug hasMajorCity Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
RV Vityaz homePort Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
RV Vityaz museumLocation Kaliningrad, Russia
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Northwestern FD includesRegion Kaliningrad Oblast
Northwestern FD containsMajorPort Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast administrativeCenter Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Northwest Russia includes Kaliningrad Oblast
Northwest Russia hasMajorPort Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Navy Day of Russia typicalLocation Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Curonian Spit partOf Kaliningrad Oblast
Heiligenbeil pocket operations regionToday Kaliningrad Oblast
11th Guards Army garrisonAfterWar Kaliningrad Oblast
43rd Army areaOfOperations Kaliningrad region
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
43rd Army garrisonAfterWar Kaliningrad Oblast
Border Guard of Poland operatesOnBorderWith Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Vistula Spit partOf Kaliningrad Oblast
Vistula Spit locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Old Prussian language spokenIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Western Baltic languages spokenIn Kaliningrad region
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Western Baltic languages regionNowPartOf Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Duchy of Prussia modernTerritoryIncludes Kaliningrad Oblast
Pregel River locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Pregel River region Kaliningrad region
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Pregel River locatedIn Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Curonian Lagoon locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Curonian Lagoon borderedBy Kaliningrad Oblast
Samland Peninsula locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Samland Peninsula partOf Kaliningrad Oblast exclave
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
Tilsit locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast