Kaliningrad Oblast
Exclave of Russia bounded by Poland, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea
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- Kaliningrad Oblast is the westernmost federal subject of Russia.
- The largest city and administrative centre is the city of Kaliningrad.
- Kaliningrad Oblast had a population of roughly one million in the 2021 Russian census.
Kaliningrad Oblast is the westernmost federal subject of Russia. It is a semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea within the historical Baltic region of Prussia, bordered by Poland to the south, Lithuania to the north and east, and the Baltic Sea to the west. The largest city and administrative centre is the city of Kaliningrad. The port city of Baltiysk is Russia's only port on the Baltic Sea that remains ice-free in winter. Kaliningrad Oblast had a population of roughly one million in the 2021 Russian census. It has an area of 15,125 square kilometres (5,840 sq mi).
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