Area and Boundaries
Area:
- Total: 17,075,200 km²
- Land: 16,995,800 km²
- Water: 79,400 km²
Land boundaries:
- Total: 19,917 km
Kaliningrad Oblast is a small part of west Russia with no land connection to the rest of Russia.
Border countries:
- Russia excluding Kaliningrad Oblast—Azerbaijan; 284 km; Belarus: 959 km; China: (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south): 40 km; Estonia: 294 km; Finland: 1,313 km; Georgia: 723 km; Kazakhstan: 6,846 km; Latvia: 217 km; Mongolia: 3,441 km; North Korea: 19 km; Norway: 167 km; Ukraine: 1,576 km
- Kaliningrad Oblast—Lithuania: 227 km; Poland: 206 km
Coastline: 37,653 km
Maritime claims:
- Russian continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
- Territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Elevation extremes:
- Lowest point: Caspian Sea: −28 m
- Highest point: Mount Elbrus: 5,642 m
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Russia
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