The North-Western border.



Russia has common borders with several countries of Europe. 196 km of borders available in Russia (Murmansk oblast) and Norway. The length of the border of Russia (Murmansk, Karelia, Leningrad region) and Finland is 1340 km Border line 294 km is shared by Estonia and the Leningrad and Pskov region of Russia. The Russian-Latvian border is 217 km and separates the Pskov oblast from the territory of the European Union. Kaliningrad oblast, which is somewhat isolated, has 280 km of the border with Lithuania and 232 km with Poland.
The total length of Russia's borders is, according to the border service – 60 900 km.


The Western and South-Western border.



Russia has 959 km common border with the Republic of Belarus. 1974 km land and sea 321 km common border Russia has with Ukraine. It shares borders with Belarus, the Pskov, Smolensk and Bryansk region, and Ukraine – Bryansk, Belgorod, Voronezh and Rostov region. In the area of the Caucasus mountains, Russia has 255 km of the border with Abkhazia, 365 km with Georgia, 70 km South Ossetia (or 690 km border with Georgia, according to the UN), and 390 km border line with Azerbaijan. Abkhazia borders the Krasnodar Krai and Karachay-Cherkessia, Georgia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan. South Ossetia borders North Ossetia. Azerbaijan borders on the Dagestan Republic.
Part of the border territories of Russia are trying to challenge Estonia, Latvia, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Japan.


South of the border.



The longest border of the Russian Federation has with Kazakhstan – 7512 km from the Border with Central Asia, Russian regions – Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov, Samara, Orenburg, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Tyumen, Omsk, Novosibirsk region and Altai Krai and Altai Republic. Mongolia Russia has a 3485 km border. Mongolia borders the Altai, Tuva, Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai. People's Republic of China Russia is 4209 km of the border. This boundary separates China from the Altai Republic, Amur oblast, Jewish Autonomous region, Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krai. Also, Primorsky Krai has 39 km border with North Korea.
The boundaries of exclusive economic zones Russia has with Norway, USA, Japan, Abkhazia, Ukraine, Sweden, Estonia, Finland, North Korea, Turkey, Poland and Lithuania.


Sea borders.



Russia borders on the sea with 12 countries – USA, Japan, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and North Korea.