Kaliningrad Oblast
exclave of Russia sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania
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Summary
Kaliningrad Oblast is an exclave[1]. It draws 46,376 Wikipedia views per month (exclave category, ranking #2 of 13).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gdańsk Bay[5]
- Head of government: Anton Alikhanov[6], Alexei Besprozvannykh[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Instance of: oblast of Russia[9], federal subject of Russia[10]
- Capital: Kaliningrad[11]
- Shares border with: Klaipėda County[12], Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship[13], Marijampolė County[14], Tauragė County[15], Podlaskie Voivodeship[16], Pomeranian Voivodeship[17]
- Named after: Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bagrationovsky District[19], Baltiysky District[20], Nemansky District[21], Nesterovsky District[22], Polessky District[23], Svetlogorsky District[24], Gvardeysky District[25], Kaliningrad Urban Okrug[26], Guryevsky District[27], Gusevsky District[28], Zelenogradsky District[29], Krasnoznamensky District[30], Ladushkin Urban Okrug[31], Mamonovo District[32]
- Flag: flag of Kaliningrad Oblast[33]
- Twinned administrative body: Lichtenberg[34]
- Legislative body: Legislative Assembly of Kaliningrad Oblast[35]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Kaliningrad Oblast[36]
- Part of: Northwestern Federal District[37]
- Commons category: Kaliningrad Oblast[38]
- Licence plate code: 39[39], 91[40]
- Located in time zone: Kaliningrad Time[41], Europe/Kaliningrad[42]
- Exclave of: Russia[43], Northwestern Federal District[44]
- Inception: April 7, 1946[45]
- Highest point: Gora Dozor[46]
- Located in/on physical feature: Baltic states[47]
- Official website: http://gov39.ru/[48]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kaliningrad Oblast[49]
- Commons gallery: Калининградская область[50]
Why It Matters
Kaliningrad Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]