Borders of Russia
Russia, the largest country in the world, has international borders with 16 sovereign states, including two maritime boundaries with the United States and Japan, as well as the Russian recognized borders with the largely unrecognized puppet states of Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The country has a land border running 20,241 kilometres (12,577 mi) in total, and has the second-longest land border of any country in the world, after China. The present borders of the Russia (then the Russian SFSR) have been mostly drawn since 1956 (save for minor border changes, e.g., with China), and had remained the same after the dissolution of the Soviet Union; until in 2014, when Crimea was annexed by Russia from Ukraine.
As a transcontinental country in Eurasia, Russia shares borders in both Europe and Asia. Out of the 20 total borders, 12 are in Europe, and 5 are in Asia, while 1 border lies in the Bering Strait; between North America and Asia.
Overview
Russia shares borders with more countries than any other state in the world, owing to its large expanse. This includes four partially recognized countries, and two with aquatic boundaries (see below; in italics).
- Table of countries that have a border with Russia (listed counterclockwise around Russia).[1]
| Country | Land | Sea | More information |
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 Norway | 195.8 km (121.7 mi) | 23.3 km (14.5 mi) | Norway–Russia border |
 Finland | 1,271.8 km (790.3 mi) | 54.0 km (33.6 mi) | Finland–Russia border |
 Estonia | 324.8 km (201.8 mi) | 142.0 km (88.2 mi) | Estonia–Russia border |
 Latvia | 270.5 km (168.1 mi) | none | Latvia–Russia border |
 Lithuania | 266.0 km (165.3 mi) | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | Lithuania–Russia border |
 Poland | 204.1 km (126.8 mi) | 32.2 km (20.0 mi) | Poland–Russia border |
 Belarus | 1,239.0 km (769.9 mi) | none | Belarus–Russia border |
 Ukraine | 2,093.6 km (1,300.9 mi) | 567.0 km (352.3 mi) | Russia–Ukraine border |
 Lugansk People's Republic[2] | ? | none | Russia–Lugansk People's Republic border |
 Donetsk People's Republic[2] | ? | ? | Russia–Donetsk People's Republic border |
 Georgia | 572.5 km (355.7 mi) | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | Georgia–Russia border |
 Abkhazia[3] | 255.4 km (158.7 mi) | none | Abkhazia–Russia border |
 South Ossetia[4] | 70 km (43 mi) | none | South Ossetia–Russia border |
 Azerbaijan | 327.6 km (203.6 mi) | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | Azerbaijan–Russia border |
 Kazakhstan | 7,512.8 km (4,668.2 mi) | 85.8 km (53.3 mi) | Kazakhstan–Russia border |
 China | 4,209.3 km (2,615.5 mi) | none | China–Russia border |
 Mongolia | 3,485.0 km (2,165.5 mi) | none | Mongolia–Russia border |
 North Korea | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) | 22.1 km (13.7 mi) | North Korea–Russia border |
 Japan | none | 194.3 km (120.7 mi) | Japan–Russia border[lower-alpha 1] |
 United States | none | 49.0 km (30.4 mi) | USSR–USA Maritime Boundary Agreement |
Border details
Below is a list of subjects with both neighbouring regions of Russia with them, and in the neighbouring regions of foreign countries.
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Volga Federal District
Southern Federal District
North Caucasian Federal District
Ural Federal District
Siberian Federal District
- Russia
- Kazakhstan
- China
- Mongolia
- Russia
- Mongolia
- Russia
- Mongolia
- Russia
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
- Mongolia
- China
- Russia
Far Eastern Federal District
Crimea
The status of the Crimea and of the city of Sevastopol is currently under dispute between Russia and Ukraine; Ukraine and the majority of the international community consider the Crimea to be an autonomous republic of Ukraine and Sevastopol to be one of Ukraine's cities with special status, while Russia, on the other hand, considers the Crimea to be a federal subject of Russia and Sevastopol to be one of Russia's three federal cities since the March 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia.[5][6] Since 1991, Russia also leases Sevastopol Naval Base with current lease extending to 2040s with an option for another extension, but the State Duma approved the denunciation of this lease agreements unanimously by 433 members of parliament on 31 March 2014.[7]
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Russia
See also
Notes
- See Kuril Islands dispute for information about territorial dispute between Russia and Japan over islands occupied during World War II.
References
- "Сопредельные страны | Росграница". 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
- Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic are breakaways state that declared independence from Ukraine in 2014. As of February 2022, out of UN member states, they have been formally recognised only by Russia, and out of non-UN-member states, by South Ossetia and Abkhazia. They also recognise each other's independence. Seven UN member states have expressed support of Russia's recognition.
- Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
- South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
- Gutterman, Steve. "Putin signs Crimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions". Reuters.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- "Ukraine crisis: Timeline". 13 November 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- State Duma approves denunciation of Russian-Ukrainian agreements on Black Sea Fleet, ITAR-TASS (31 March 2014)
External links
- Федеральное агентство по обустройству государственной границы Российской Федерации (Росграница)/ The Federal Agency for the Development of the State Border Facilities of the Russian Federation (Rosgranitsa) – official site of the government agency responsible for Russia's international borders
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