Kaliningrad Oblast Калининградская область (Russian) |
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Political status | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal district | Northwestern | ||
Economic region | Kaliningrad | ||
Established | April 7, 1946 | ||
Administrative center | Kaliningrad | ||
Government (as of October 2016) | |||
• Governor | Anton Alikhanov (acting) | ||
• Legislature | Oblast Duma | ||
Statistics | |||
Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
• Total | 15,100 km2 (5,800 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 76th | ||
Population (2010 Census) | |||
• Total | 941,873 | ||
• Rank | 56th | ||
• Density | 62.38/km2 (161.6/sq mi) | ||
• Urban | 77.6% | ||
• Rural | 22.4% | ||
Population (January 2014 est.) | |||
• Total | 963,128 | ||
Time zone(s) | USZ1 (UTC+02:00) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | RU-KGD | ||
License plates | 39, 91 | ||
Official languages | Russian | ||
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History of Brandenburg and Prussia |
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Northern March pre–12th century |
Old Prussians pre–13th century |
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Margraviate of Brandenburg 1157–1618 (1806) |
Teutonic Order 1224–1525 |
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Duchy of Prussia 1525–1618 |
Royal (Polish) Prussia 1466–1772 |
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Brandenburg-Prussia 1618–1701 |
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Kingdom in Prussia 1701–1772 |
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Kingdom of Prussia 1772–1918 |
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Free State of Prussia 1918–1947 |
Klaipėda Region (Lithuania) 1920–1939 / 1945–present |
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Brandenburg (Germany) 1947–1952 / 1990–present |
Recovered Territories (Poland) 1918/1945–present |
Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) 1945–present |
Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть, Kaliningradskaya oblast) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation that is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea. As an oblast, its constitutional status is equal to each of the other 84 federal subjects. Its administrative center is the city of Kaliningrad, formerly known as Königsberg. It is the only Baltic port in the Russian Federation that remains ice-free in winter. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 941,873.
The oblast is an exclave so visa-free travel to the main part of Russia is only possible by sea or air. The territory was formerly part of East Prussia. With the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, the territory was annexed by the Soviet Union. Following the post-war migration and expulsion of the German-speaking population, the territory was populated with citizens from the Soviet Union. Today, only a few thousand ethnic Germans remain, most of them recent immigrants from other parts of the former Soviet Union.
Early in the 21st century, the hitherto flagging economy of Kaliningrad Oblast became one of the best performing economies in Russia. This was helped by a low manufacturing tax rate related to its "Special Economic Zone" (SEZ) status. As of 2006[update], one in three televisions manufactured in Russia came from Kaliningrad. The territory's population was one of the few in Russia that was expected to show strong growth after the collapse of the USSR.