Kaliningrad Oblast

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federal subject of Russia oblast of Russia

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).

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal subject of Russia → oblast of Russia →
administrativeCenter	Kaliningrad →
borderWith	Lithuania → Poland →
capital	Kaliningrad →
climate	humid continental climate → oceanic climate →
contains	Curonian Lagoon → Curonian Spit (Russian part) → Vistula Lagoon → 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	Kaliningrad →
hasNavalBase	Baltic Fleet headquarters →
hasPortCity	Baltiysk → Svetly →
hasSpecialStatus	special economic zone →
hasTransportLink	ferry connections on Baltic Sea → rail connection via Lithuania →
historicalInfluence	German → Lithuanian → Polish → Prussian →
isExclaveOf	Russia →
joinedSovietUnionAfter	World War II →
legislativeBody	Kaliningrad Oblast Duma →
locatedIn	Baltic Sea region →
locatedInFormerRegion	East Prussia →
locatedOn	Baltic Sea → Sambia Peninsula →
neighboringCountry	Lithuania → Poland →
officialLanguage	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 →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pomeranian Voivodeship ("Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)") → Warmia-Masuria region →	borders
Northwestern Federal District → Northwestern Federal Okrug →	containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Northwestern Federal District ("Kaliningrad") → Northwestern Federal Okrug ("Kaliningrad") →	hasMajorCity
Kaliningrad Oblast ("Kaliningrad") →	administrativeCenter
Königsberg ("Kaliningrad") →	administrativeSuccessor
Lithuania ("Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)") →	borderCountry
Bay of Gdańsk →	borderedBy
Northwestern FD ("Kaliningrad") →	containsMajorPort
Baltic Sea coast region ("Kaliningrad") →	containsPort
Neman River ("Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)") →	countryTraversed
Neman River ("Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)") →	formsBorderBetween
Northwest Russia ("Kaliningrad") →	hasMajorPort
RV Vityaz ("Kaliningrad") →	homePort
Northwest Russia →	includes
Northwestern FD →	includesRegion
Neman River ("Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)") →	locatedIn
University of Königsberg ("Kaliningrad") →	locatedInPresentDay
RV Vityaz ("Kaliningrad, Russia") →	museumLocation
Battle of Friedland →	presentDayLocation
Königsberg →	regionNowCalled
Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union) →	stationedIn
East Prussia →	successorTerritory
Gdańsk ("Kaliningrad") →	twinCity
Toruń ("Kaliningrad") →	twinnedWith
Северо-Западный федеральный округ ("Калининград") →	включает крупный город
Северо-Западный федеральный округ ("Калининградская область") →	включает субъект Российской Федерации