Russian borders. Which countries border on Russia? Geopolitical position of the state With whom the Russian Federation borders on land

The list of states bordering Russia consists of 18 countries. Neighbors in the west are the Scandinavian states represented by Norway and Finland. A little to the south is the border with the Baltic states, which include Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine and Poland are located there. In the south - the Asian republics, Azerbaijan and Georgia. In the eastern part, these are Japan and the United States. The north of the country is the coastline that washes the ocean. Russia also neighbors South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which are only partially recognized. Border security is regulated by the special border service of the Russian Federation, as well as by the air defense and the navy. Their closure is subject to the relevant requirements. Control is carried out by border guards. The location of customs offices is extremely relevant.

The total length of the Russian border

The Russian Federation is the largest country, occupying almost half of the mainland (Europe and Asia). The border of Russia defines the boundaries of the state. Its total length is 60,932 kilometers, which exceeds the length of the equator line by about one and a half times. On the map, you can see that the Russian border runs along the Arctic Ocean. The eastern border is represented by the Pacific Ocean. The south is endless forests and steppes, and the west is the East European Plain.

Land borders of the Russian Federation

The length of the land borders is over 22,000 kilometers. 7615 km stretch along rivers and lakes. Countries bordering Russia by land are represented by 16 states with the exception of Japan and the United States. After Kazakhstan (7,512 km), the longest border is China with a length of 4209 kilometers, most of which is occupied by the Amur River, followed by Mongolia (3484 km), Ukraine (2093 km), Belarus (1240 km). The shortest adjacent gap between the Russian Federation and the DPRK: its length is only 17 kilometers.

The world map shows that the Russian-Kazakh border is the longest. It stretches directly overland for almost 6,000 kilometers, and along rivers and lakes for another 1,600 kilometers.

Russia shares a common border with China via the Amur. A slightly less extended interstate line between the Russian Federation and Mongolia. The length of the border with the Caucasian states is approximately 1000 kilometers. Azerbaijan and Georgia are fully recognized neighbors. The western border of Russia is very extensive. The longest border here is with Finland.

Russian maritime boundaries

Russia's sea borders stretch for more than 38,800 kilometers, which exceeds the land line between 16 states. The water (sea) border runs between the Russian Federation and the United States with Japan. Russia and Japan are separated by numerous straits on different sides from the Kuriles to the Asian island of Hokkaido. The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is connected with the USA by the Bering Strait.

Territorial disputes

Over the many years of its existence, the border of the territories of Russia has repeatedly undergone significant changes. History knows both a number of settled disputes at the moment, and still open.

Settled

The history of the line between the Russian Federation and the PRC is quite long. At the beginning of the last century, the border between Russia and China was much longer, since Mongolia was part of the latter. In the 50s of the twentieth century, the Soviet Union sent the PRC maps with its own vision of the line between countries, which did not receive comments from the Chinese side. However, in the mid-50s, territorial disputes began to appear, resulting in a conflict on the Chinese Eastern Railway, which ended in the defeat of the PRC troops, as well as in a conflict on Damansky Island, which ended with the transfer of territory to China. The complete demarcation of the borders between the Russian Federation and the PRC took place only in 2005. By decision of both sides, approximately 337 square kilometers of territory was transferred to China.

For a long time, the south of Russia has raised many questions. The border with Azerbaijan stretches for 327 kilometers. It was finally established after the signing of a joint treaty in 2010, when the parties exchanged instruments of ratification. But earlier, various disputes arose between states that could not be settled for a long time. In the early 1950s, the capital commissioned the construction of a hydroelectric complex for Azerbaijan on the territory of Dagestan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the territory was given to its southern neighbor, although it was located within Russia. In the early 90s, the question of defining clear boundaries arose again. The location of the current borders is not disputed.

The Russian-Estonian border is far from the longest, however, at one time it also caused a lot of controversy. So, for example, Estonia wanted to get one of the districts of the border Pskov region and the right bank of the Narva. In the middle of the 2000s, the states confirmed the previously established border of the Soviet era. It was also planned to transfer a small plot of land to Estonia in exchange for receiving other territories, but the parties have not yet decided on the requirements. For several years, the issue of determining the boundaries was in the air, and only in 2014 the parties signed an agreement on the absence of mutual claims.

After the collapse of the USSR, some territories of Russia were also claimed by another Baltic republic - Latvia. The country's leadership wanted to get hold of the Pytalovsky district, located in the Pskov region. However, the demand of the Baltic state was not accepted, and after the signing in 2007 of an agreement defining the borders between the countries, this conflict was settled.

Currently open

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has not subsided so far, which is why the issue of the border between the two states is still relevant. In 2014, Russia took an important political step in the form of the annexation of the Crimea peninsula. The Ukrainian side considers this territory to be occupied by the Russian Federation, but the Russian Federation has defined the borders of its state within the peninsula. The extended section is approximately 735 kilometers long. After the region became part of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, which does not recognize its belonging to Russia, introduced a specific law creating a special economic zone on the territory of the peninsula. The contour of the border is still controversial, the outlook looks dim, and there is a border checkpoint on the territory of mainland Ukraine.

Disagreements between Russia and Japan regarding the ownership of the Kuril Islands have been going on for years. One of the outcomes of World War II was the annexation of the Kuriles to the Soviet Union. However, Japan disputes the ownership of the three largest islands (Iturup, Shikotan, Kunashir), as it believes that their annexation had no legal basis. In turn, Russia insists on the legal ownership of the southern Kuriles. At the moment, the question remains open, which prevents the signing of a peace treaty between states. It is difficult to predict when the stressful period will begin to pass.

Borders of exclusive economic zones

The provision in the form of a Federal Law indicates that an exclusive economic zone is an area of \u200b\u200bthe sea and adjacent objects that are located outside the boundaries of the country's territorial waters. A special legal regime applies to such an area. In addition, the law refers to the EEZ a number of islands of the state that are not suitable for people to live on them. The law emphasizes that the EEZ border is just over 370 kilometers from the lines that are the starting point for the width of the territorial waters.

Within the exclusive economic zones, exploration, nature care and the use of related resources are carried out. It is also allowed to create research centers and laboratories on such a territory. The state carefully controls how much fish is caught, for example. Thus, in the event of a threat of extinction of a particular type, local law makes it possible to impose a ban on the capture and sale of such natural resources.

In a number of seas, Russia has EEZ boundaries. They pass between the Russian Federation and Norway, Turkey, Japan, the USA, Ukraine and other countries. Representatives of neighboring states should take into account Russia's priority right to perform certain actions on the territory of the exclusive economic zone.

Cross-border population and cooperation

All border areas of the Russian Federation perform special functions. Over 50 different nationalities live on them. In total, almost 76% of the territory of Russia is located in the border regions, where one third of the country's population lives. The population of the regions located on the border is over 100 thousand people. Many of them are important components in the implementation of cross-border cooperation.

State interest in this type of cooperation is manifested in a number of areas:

• trade;
• processing of raw materials;
• formation of joint ventures;
• improving transport links;
• rational use of natural resources;
• construction;
• education;
• etc.

Which countries Russia borders on determines the success of relations between states. Cross-border cooperation is designed to improve the condition of these territories, as well as to strengthen relations between neighboring states. The intersection of common needs for cooperation is largely determined by the similar characteristics of countries in terms of the legal system, the level of socio-economic status and the general proximity of peoples. Accordingly, failure to comply with these conditions threatens to become a serious barrier in relations between states. In this regard, it is really important for Russia with whom to border.

In addition to the undeniable advantages of cross-border cooperation, it is necessary to highlight certain risks arising from the improper operation of the selected areas. These include:

• transfer of people from border areas;
• the threat of the emergence of radical nationalism;
• terrorist danger;
• illegal migration.

All this can happen if one takes a superficial approach to the issue of cross-border cooperation and carelessly exercises control over it. Unfortunately, now many of Russia's border territories are not in the best condition. This is evidenced by the indicators of the development of the allocated territories, which are 70-90% lower than the average figures for the country. The amount of investments, the income of the population is seriously inferior, there are unprofitable enterprises. Therefore, Russia should carefully study international foreign experience (in particular, pay attention to the West) in the field of cross-border cooperation, since it is he who is able to bring the lagging regions out of the current situation.

At the moment, in the Russian Federation, cross-border cooperation is carried out through the creation of special economic zones. They attract financial resources to the respective regions, as they have a special legal status. After the adoption of the law on the SEZ in 2005, six such zones were created (the city of Zelenograd, etc.), concentrated in the central and northwestern part of the country. Later, special economic zones appeared in Siberia and in the South. Who and where Russia borders on determines the direction of such zones. Their number is growing every year, which, of course, has a positive effect on the development of cross-border cooperation and allows you to have more prospects in the economic sphere.

The Russian Federation is the largest state in the world in terms of territory, it also has the longest length of state borders.

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They connect RF with 18 other countries by sea, rivers, lakes and land. It is the state borders that determine the limit of the RF sovereignty. Sometimes their location causes quite a lot of controversy.

Important nuances

Ranking first in the world in terms of area, Russia also has the largest number of neighboring countries.

The borders of the Russian Federation are also extremely long. Their total length, taking into account the territory of Crimea, is about 61.5 thousand kilometers, about 38 thousand km are sea borders, and another 7.6 thousand km are river and lake ones.

Russia holds the record for the number of countries that have a common border with it. The entire Federation has a state border with 18 countries.

But 2 of them are the partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The Russian Federation recognizes their independence, but most countries in the world still consider them part of Georgia.

By land

Russia has land borders with most of its neighbors. In the west, only the Kaliningrad region has it with Poland and Lithuania, which is a Russian semi-exclave and is not connected with the main part of the country by land.

The longest land border between Russia and Kazakhstan. The Russian Federation borders exclusively on land only with Georgia after the separation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

All land borders can be crossed only through special checkpoints and with the obligatory passage of passport control. The exception is the Russian-Belarusian state border.

Only on the sea

Russia has exclusive maritime borders with the United States of America and Japan.

With a number of other states, there are both land and sea. The sea border is determined at a distance of 22.2 km from land or inland sea waters.

The border with the United States passes through the Bering Strait, and its length is only 49 km.

The Russian-Japanese border runs between Sakhalin, as well as the Kuril Islands and the island of Hokkaido (Japan) through several narrow straits.

By water and by land

Russia borders, at the moment, both by land and by land with various states. Many of them appeared only after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The longest along the rivers is the Russian-Chinese one. Of the 4,209.3 km of its length, rivers and lakes account for more than 3,500 km.

Consider which countries Russia has a border by water and land:

• Norway;
• Estonia;
• Latvia;
• Lithuania;
• Finland;
• Belarus;
• Ukraine;
• Poland;
• Georgia;
• Abkhazia;
• South Ossetia;
• Mongolia;
• Kazakhstan;
• Azerbaijan;
• DPRK.

The shortest border is the Russian-North Korean one. It does not pass directly by land, 17.3 km of it falls on the Tumannaya River, and another 22.1 km on the Sea of \u200b\u200bJapan.

Features of states in the Caucasus

After the collapse of the USSR, internal conflicts began in many new states, which often have not been resolved to this day.

Moreover, in some cases, the situation has become completely ambiguous. This applies primarily to partially recognized states.

Russia recognizes the following republics that were in the past part of Georgia:

1. Abkhazia.
2. South Ossetia.

After Russia recognized the independence of these republics, diplomatic relations were established with them and the citizens of the Russian Federation were given the opportunity to enter their territory without a visa, including with “internal” Russian passports.

Most other countries in the world do not recognize these new countries. Georgia considers them to be temporarily occupied territory.

Serious problems arise in the presence in the passport of a person who wants to enter Georgia, notes on visits to South Ossetia or Abkhazia. He can be fined, not allowed into Georgia, or even arrested.

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Disputed territories

Most of the issues regarding the disputed territories, which arose quite a few after the collapse of the Soviet Union, were nevertheless settled during negotiations.

In some cases, the Russian Federation made concessions, and some countries abandoned their claims.

Consider what issues were settled regarding the disputed territories:

Azerbaijan	The question was about the border on the Samur River. It was settled in 2010 through certain concessions to Russia. The border shifted from the Azerbaijani coast to the middle of the Samur hydroelectric complex, and the division of water resources began to be carried out in equal shares
Estonia	The territorial dispute with Estonia regarding the Pechora district of the Pskov region was resolved only on the second attempt in 2014. Countries simply abandoned all territorial claims to each other
Latvia	In 2007, when signing the agreement, Latvia renounced territorial claims to Pytalovsky district of the Pskov region
PRC	Border disputes with China have been going on since the days of the Soviet Union. Questions on them were closed in 2005 due to concessions from the Russian Federation. As a result, the area of \u200b\u200bthe PRC has increased by 337 square kilometers.

At the same time, there is still a territorial dispute with Japan. She insists on the transfer of 4 South Kuril Islands, considering them her Northern Territory. The Russian Federation does not recognize the claims of the Japanese side.

The dispute has been going on since the end of World War II and prevents the conclusion of a peace treaty between the countries.

Another open dispute concerns the Republic of Crimea, located in the southwest of the Russian Federation. In 2014, after the all-Crimean referendum, it became part of Russia, which from that moment considers it its subject of the federation.

Ukraine does not recognize the secession of Crimea and considers it "temporarily occupied territory".

At the moment, on the part of Russia, a state border has been established unilaterally between Crimea and Ukraine, and on the part of Ukraine - an administrative border between the Kherson region and the free economic zone of Crimea.

Due to the difficulties in political relations between the two countries, the solution of this territorial dispute has now become virtually impossible.

Russia shares its borders with 16 sovereign nations.

Russia shares borders with more countries than any other country in the world, with a total of 16 countries sharing its long land border. Countries with which Russia shares its land border include North Korea, China, Norway, Finland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Poland, Georgia, Mongolia, Latvia, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Lithuania. Two more countries, whose sovereignty is partially recognized, also have a land border with Russia: Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russian land is about 12,577 miles long, the second longest in the world and only longer than China's land border.

Russia's three longest international borders

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is located south of Russia. The Kazakh-Russian international border is the longest land border shared by Russia, with a total length of 4,254 miles. The border is also the second longest international border in the world, only longer than the border between Canada and the United States. The border was first marked in 1930 and has remained unchanged since then. However, it was only after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 that the border was officially recognized as an international border. The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the border at border crossings near the city of Petropavlovsk.

China

The border is the second longest international border of Russia, with a length of 2,615 miles. The boundary is divided into two sections: the longer eastern section, approximately 2,485 miles in length, and the western section, approximately 60 miles in length. The earliest demarcation of the border was made in the 17th century by the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689 between the Qing Empire and the Russian Empire. Other subsequent treaties were signed between the two empires in the 19th century. The two countries had numerous territorial disputes over the definition of the border, but they used diplomacy to resolve all of them. All 26 border crossings on the Sino-Russian border are located in the eastern part of the border. Three of these border crossings are rail crossings. The western section covers remote regions of both countries, with a low population and therefore no border crossings. However, the two countries are planning to build a gas pipeline that will cross this section of the border. Individuals detained for illegal border crossings must be referred to the authorities of their countries within seven days.

Mongolia

Mongolia has a long land border with Russia, which is 2,165 miles. The border is the third longest international border in Russia. The easternmost and westernmost edges of the border are marked by dots connecting China, Russia and Mongolia. Two three points were established as a result of an international agreement signed by the three countries in 1994. The border was first established in the 18th century as a result of the Kyakhta Treaty of 1727 between the Qing Empire and the Russian Empire. Mongolia was at that time part of the Qing Empire. After the decline of the Qing Empire in the early 20th century, Mongolia was established as a Russian protectorate. The border was maintained after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

What countries does Russia border on?

№	The state	Length of border with Russia (km)
1	Kazakhstan	7,512.80
2	China	4,209.30
3	Mongolia	3485
4	Ukraine	1,925.80
5	Finland	1,271.80
6	Belarus	1239
7	Georgia	875,5
8	Azerbaijan	372,6
9	Estonia	294
10	Latvia	270,5
11	Lithuania	266
12	Abkhazia	255,4
13	Poland	204,1
14	Norway	195,7
15	South Ossetia	70
16	North Korea	17

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Russia is a huge state in terms of territory. The frontiers run both by land and by sea. I would like to recall in detail who borders on Russia, because many states are our neighbors.

Length

Russian border guards have to work hard enough to protect state borders, because the total length of the country's borders (do not be surprised!) Is more than 62 thousand kilometers. Note that the land border is shorter than the sea one and is 24,625 km. The sea frontiers, respectively, stretch for 37,736 km.

What countries does Russia border on by sea?

So, let us first consider the sea line of our country, which protects the navy from intruders and saboteurs. In the north, the border of Russia (with some exceptions) completely passes through the waters of the Arctic Ocean, and affects the Baltic Sea. Who does Russia border on in the north? It is possible to sail across the Barents Sea from Arkhangelsk to the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The northern coast of Russia is also washed by the Kara, East Siberian, Chukchi seas, and the Laptev Sea. Navigation along them is very difficult, but this does not create any special inconveniences in communication between the countries, since there is only a formal border with the North Pole.

The Baltic Sea, although it is relatively small, provides a sea route from Russia to Sweden, Poland, the Baltic countries, Finland.

Maritime eastern border

In the east, in contrast to the northern borders, the seas do not freeze, therefore sea trade with neighbors is very active. And who borders Russia on the Bering, Okhotsk and Japanese seas? Powerful economically developed states: the USA and Japan. It is with these partners that sea trade is mainly carried out in this region. The border with Japan is 149 kilometers long and with the United States is only 49 kilometers. From the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, you can sail to the port of Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan) through the relatively small La Perouse Strait.

On this section of the border, Russia has a territorial conflict, that is, it is impossible to speak of a complete legally formed border. We are talking about the fate of the Kuril Islands (they are also claimed by Japan). This dispute has been going on since 1945, when the USSR defeated Japan in the Soviet-Japanese war. As such, a peace treaty was not concluded at the end of World War II, so this territorial issue has yet to be resolved.

Western land border of Russia

The states bordering Russia in the west are mostly former Soviet republics. The longest part of the border in this section is Ukrainian. We are talking about 2245 kilometers. On the Russian side, Ukraine is adjacent to the territories of the Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Rostov regions, as well as the Krasnodar Territory. Which regions of Ukraine border on Russia? There are many such regions, namely: Lugansk, Kharkov, Sumy, Chernigov and Kiev regions. In connection with the well-known events on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, problems arose again, because control over the border with the Luhansk region of Ukraine became more complicated.

The border with Belarus is half as long as the Ukrainian section, and in numerical terms is 1239 kilometers. Specifically by region, then from the Russian side it is possible to enter the territory of union Belarus from the lands of the Bryansk, Tver, Pskov, Smolensk regions.

In the northwest, there is a land border with Latvia (270 km) and Estonia (466 km). The uniqueness of this part is that it is possible to get from the Kaliningrad region to the territory of other regions of Russia by land only through the countries of the Schengen zone (the Baltic countries already have a visa-free regime with Europe, as they are members of the EU).

Asia: Who Borders Russia By Land?

The only Asian land-based neighbors of Russia from Asia have become states of huge size, but different in population density: Mongolia and China. It is this part of the land border that is very long, because the junction with the territory of China lasts 4209 km., And with Mongolia - 3485 km.

You can enter China from the following regions of the Russian Federation: Republic of Altai, Chita, Amur, Khabarovsk regions, Jewish Autonomous Region and Primorsky Territory. If you are traveling to Russia from Mongolia, your path can run through the republics of Altai, Tuva, Buryatia, as well as through the Chita region.

Russia's land border with Kazakhstan is probably the largest. This Republic has always been associated with the Asian world, but recently this axiom has begun to be questioned, because the national team and club football teams of this country take part in European cup tournaments. Therefore, the border with Kazakhstan is most likely European. By the way, the Russian Federation has very close economic ties with this state within the framework of the Customs Union, so the movement of vehicles at the checkpoints is very active.

And that's not all!

With which states does Russia border on land in the north? It was said above that the northern part of Russia is mainly cold seas. But there are also land sections of the border with the Scandinavian countries. For example, the common section of the border with Finland is 1325 km, and with Norway - 219 km.

The southern neighbors of the Russian Federation are the former components of the USSR: Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is problematic to protect the inviolability of the Russian territory from encroachments from the lands of these states due to the geographical features of the mountainous terrain of the Caucasus.

In this article, we looked at who borders on Russia. The advantage of the geographical position of our country on the world political map is emphasized by two points:

1. The Russian Federation is located at the junction of two continents: Europe and Asia.
2. There are common borders with more than 10 states.

The Russian Federation is a huge country, ranking first in the world in terms of its area. The states bordering Russia are located from all parts of the world from it, and the border itself reaches almost 61 thousand km.

Border types

The border of the state is a line that limits its actual area. Territory includes tracts of land, water, underground minerals and airspace within a country.

In the Russian Federation there are 3 types of borders: sea, land and lake (river). The sea border is the longest of all, it reaches about 39 thousand km. The land border is 14.5 thousand km long, and the lake (river) border is 7.7 thousand km.

General information about all states bordering the Russian Federation

With which states the Federation recognizes its neighborhood with 18 countries.

Names of states bordering Russia: South Ossetia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Abkhazia, Ukraine, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, United States of America, Japan, Mongolia, Chinese Here are the countries of the first order ...

The capitals of the states bordering on Russia: Tskhinval, Minsk, Sukhum, Kiev, Warsaw, Oslo, Helsinki, Tallinn, Vilnius, Riga, Astana, Tbilisi, Baku, Washington, Tokyo, Ulan Bator, Beijing, Pyongyang.

South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia are partially recognized, because not all countries of the world have recognized these countries as independent. Russia did this in relation to these states, therefore, approved the neighborhood and borders with them.

Some states bordering Russia argue about the correctness of these boundaries. Most of the controversy emerged after the end of the USSR.

Land borders of the Russian Federation

The states bordering Russia by land are located on the Eurasian continent. They also include lake (river) ones. Not all of them are currently protected, some of them can be freely crossed, having only a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, which is not always checked without fail.

States bordering on Russia on the mainland: Norway, Finland, Belarus, South Ossetia, Ukraine, the Republic of Abkhazia, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Georgia, Azeibardzhan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, North Korea.
Some of them also have a water border.

There are Russian territories, which are surrounded on all sides by foreign states. These areas include the Kaliningrad region, Medvezhye-Sankovo \u200b\u200band Dubki.

You can drive to the Republic of Belarus without a passport and any border control on any of the possible roads.

Sea borders of the Russian Federation

What states does Russia border on by sea? The maritime boundary is a line 22 km or 12 nautical miles from the coast. The territory of the country includes not only 22 km of water, but also all the islands in this sea area.

States bordering Russia by sea: Japan, United States of America, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, DPRK. There are 12 of them. The length of the borders is more than 38 thousand km. Russia has only a sea border with the United States and Japan; the border line with these countries does not pass by land. There are borders with other states both by water and by land.

Settlement of disputed border sections

At all times, there were disputes between countries over territories. Some of the arguing countries have already agreed and are no longer raising this issue. These include: Latvia, Estonia, the People's Republic of China and Azerbaijan.

The dispute between the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan occurred over a hydroelectric complex and water intake facilities that belonged to Azerbaijan, but were in fact in Russia. In 2010, the dispute was resolved, and the border was moved to the middle of this hydroelectric complex. Now the water resources of this hydroelectric complex are used in equal shares.

After the collapse of the USSR, Estonia considered it unfair that the right bank of the Narva River, Ivangorod and the Pechora region remained the property of Russia (Pskov region). In 2014, the countries signed a no-territorial claim treaty. The border has not suffered noticeable changes.

Latvia, like Estonia, began to lay claim to one of the districts of the Pskov region - Pytalovsky. The agreement with this state was signed in 2007. The territory remained the property of the Russian Federation, the border did not undergo changes.

The dispute between China and Russia ended with the demarcation of the border in the center of the Amur, which led to the annexation of part of the disputed territories to the People's Republic of China. The Russian Federation transferred 337 square kilometers to its southern neighbor, including two plots in the region and Tarabarov and one plot near Bolshoi Island. The contract was signed in 2005.

Unsettled disputed sections of the border

Some disputes over territory have not been closed to this day. It is not yet known when the agreements will be signed. Russia has such disputes with Japan and Ukraine.
The disputed territory between Ukraine and the Russian Federation is the Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine considers the 2014 referendum illegal, and Crimea is occupied. The Russian Federation established its border unilaterally, while Ukraine passed a law establishing a free economic zone on the peninsula.

The dispute between Russia and Japan is over the four Kuril Islands. The countries cannot come to a compromise, because both believe that these islands should belong to her. These islands include Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Habomai.

Borders of the exclusive economic zones of the Russian Federation

An exclusive economic zone is a strip of water adjacent to the border of the territorial sea. It cannot be wider than 370 km. In this zone, the country has the right to develop subsoil, as well as to explore and preserve them, to create artificial structures and use them, to study the water and the bottom.

Other countries have the right to move freely through this territory, to lay pipelines and otherwise use this water, while they must take into account the laws of the coastal state. Russia has such zones in the Black, Chukchi, Azov, Okhotsk, Japanese, Baltic, Bering and Barents seas.