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Kaliningradskaya Oblast’ (oblast) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 54 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 54.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 021 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 21.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises most of Pregolya river basin; most of the original German inhabitants have emigrated; economy is based on engineering, metalworking, fishing and trade in agricultural produce. |
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| Kaliningradskaya Oblast’ (preferred,C,V)
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| Kaliningrad Oblast (C,V)
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| Kaliningrad (C,V,Russian (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Kaliningrad oblast (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Калининградская Область (C,V)
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| oblast (preferred, C) |
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formed in 1945 from north half of German East Prussia, which was ceded to Soviet Union in Potsdam conference |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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