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Borders of Russia

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Modern borders of Russia with the years that the corresponding portions of the border have continuously belonged to Russia since
Typical border marker of Russia

Russia, the largest country in the world by area, has international land borders with fourteen sovereign states[1] as well as two narrow maritime boundaries with the United States and Japan. There are also two breakaway states bordering Russia, namely Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The country has an internationally recognized land border running 22,407 kilometres (13,923 mi) in total,[1] and has the second-longest land border of any country in the world, after China (22,457 kilometres (13,954 mi)[2]).

The borders of the Russian Federation (formerly the Russian SFSR) were mostly drawn since 1956 (save for minor border changes, e.g., with China), and have remained the same after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 2014, Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in a move that remains internationally unrecognized which altered de-facto borders with Ukraine. In 2022, Russia further annexted Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts further changing de-facto borders with Ukraine.

Overview

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Approximately from west to east:

Country
or territory		 Land
border (km)[3]		 Maritime
border (km)[3]		 Length of total
border (km)[3]		 More
information
Baltic Sea 0.0 126.1 126.1
 Norway 195.8 23.3 219.1 Norway–Russia border
 Finland 1271.8 54.0 1325.8 Finland–Russia border
 Estonia 138.0 322.0 460 Estonia–Russia border
 Latvia 270.5 0.0 270.5 Latvia–Russia border
 Lithuania 266.0 22.4 288.4 Lithuania–Russia border
 Poland 204.1 32.2 236.3 Poland–Russia border
 Belarus 1239.0 0.0 1239.0 Belarus–Russia border
 Ukraine
(de facto until 2022)		 1925.8 320 2245.8 Russia–Ukraine border
Black Sea 0.0 389.5 389.5
 Abkhazia
(de facto since 2008)		 255.4 0.0 255.4 Abkhazia–Russia border
 Georgia
(de facto since 2008)		 572.5 22.4 594.9 Georgia–Russia border
 South Ossetia
(de facto since 2008)		 70.0 0.0 70.0 Russia–South Ossetia border
 Azerbaijan 327.6 22.4 350.0 Azerbaijan–Russia border
Caspian Sea 0.0 580.0 580.0
 Kazakhstan 7512.8 85.8 7598.6 Kazakhstan–Russia border
 China 4209.3 0.0 4209.3 China–Russia border
 Mongolia 3485.0 0.0 3485.0 Mongolia–Russia border
 North Korea 17.0 22.1 39.1 North Korea–Russia border
Pacific Ocean 0.0 16997.9 16997.9
 Japan 0.0 194.3 194.3 Japan–Russia border
 United States 0.0 49.0 49.0 USSR–USA Maritime Boundary Agreement
Arctic Ocean 0.0 19724.1  19724.1 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Russia". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ "China", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 12 October 2022, retrieved 14 October 2022
  3. ^ a b c "Сопредельные страны - Росграница". Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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