Adjacent, borderline. Such meanings of the word "adjacent" are given by the authoritative explanatory dictionary of the Russian language of the famous linguist Sergei Ozhegov. And it coincides with reality. States whose boundaries are adjacent to each other (in the word the prefix "co" marks) are adjacent.
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Naturally, neighboring states are countries that actively communicate with each other. The territorial proximity makes trade and economic relations most effective.
The brushwood of war
And neighboring states are, sadly, also a source of tension and wars. They naturally have something to share. It was the conflicts of neighboring states that led to all the small and big wars in the history of mankind. The only exception is the crusades.
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Neighboring states are also a reflection of the history of a given region. Very often, neighboring countries became a single state. Or, on the contrary, one big split into several adjacent ones. The closest examples from history are the USSR and Yugoslavia.
Different neighbors
Therefore, it is clear that for each country it is very important to have good relations primarily with neighboring states, and not with those that are on the other side of the globe. This task is not an easy one, especially for large states like Russia, which have borders in three parts of the world. The neighboring states of Russia are very different countries, it is difficult to please all the many neighbors for many reasons. Some are even considering global exclusion plans.
However, the Russian Federation is trying to live in peace with its neighbors. After all, neighboring states are what they are.
And now we list counterclockwise all the neighbors of Russia, starting from the northwestern borders.
Neighboring states of Russia
Abbreviations of the names of international organizations in the table: APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Community, BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, GUAM - Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova, EAEU - Eurasian Economic Community, EU - European Union, NATO - The North Atlantic military bloc CSTO - Organization of the collective security treaty, the United nations - the United nations, USRB - Union State of Russia and Belarus, the Council of Europe - Council of Europe, the CIS - Commonwealth of independent States, the SS - the Northern alliance, STS - Turkic Council FIR countries of the SCO - Shanghai Cooperation Organization, AL - Schengen Union.
| State | Relationship assessment ("-" - negative dynamics, "0" - stable, "+" - positive) | Border type | The length of the border, km | Large blocs, unions and international organizations of the country | Subjects of the Russian Federation at the border |
| Kingdom of Norway | Neutral (0) | Marine and land | 195.8 (land, 23.3 (marine - Barents Sea) | UN, NATO, ShS, SS, EU, CE | Murmansk region |
| Republic of Finland | Neutral Friendly (+) | Land and sea | 1271.8 (land), 54 (sea - Baltic Sea) | UN, ShS, SS, EU, CE | Murmansk region, Karelia, Leningrad region |
| Republic of Estonia | Tense (0) | Marine and land | 333.7 (land), 142 (sea - Baltic Sea) | UN, AL, NATO, EU, CoE | Pskov region |
| Latvian republic | Tense (+) | Land | 270.5 | UN, AL, NATO, EU, CoE | Pskov region |
| Republic of Lithuania | Neutral Stressed (0) | Land and sea | 266 (land), 22.4 (sea - Baltic Sea) | UN, AL, NATO, EU, CoE | Kaliningrad region |
| Republic of Poland | Tense (0) | Land and sea | 204.1 (land), 32.2 (sea) | UN, AL, NATO, EU, CoE | Kaliningrad region |
| Republic of Belarus | Close (+) | Land | 857.7 | UN, CIS, SGRB, CSTO, EAEU, CE | Areas: Pskov, Smolensk, Bryansk |
| Ukraine | Very tense (-) | Land and sea | 1974.04 (land), 321 (marine - Black and Azov Seas). Part of the border is controlled by the LPR and the DPR; there are a number of disputed territories | UN, CIS, CE, GUAM | Regions: Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Rostov. Crimea |
| Lugansk People's Republic (unrecognized) | Close (0) | Land | Not regulated. Ukraine considers the LPR borders with Russia to be its | - | Regions: Voronezh, Rostov |
| Donetsk People's Republic (unrecognized) | Close (0) | Land and sea | Not regulated. Ukraine considers the borders of the DPR with Russia its | - | Rostov region |
| Republic of Abkhazia (partially recognized) | Close (0) | Marine and land | 233 (land), 22.4 (sea - Black Sea). Georgia considers the border of Abkhazia with Russia its | - | Krasnodar region |
| Republic of Georgia | Tense (0) | Marine and land | Not regulated, as Georgia does not recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia | UN, GUAM, CE | Krasnodar Territory, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Dagestan |
| Republic of South Ossetia (unrecognized) | Close (0) | Land | Not regulated, as Georgia does not recognize the independence of South Ossetia | - | North Ossetia |
| The Republic of Azerbaijan | Neutral Stressed (-) | Land and sea | 327.6 (land), 22.4 (sea - Caspian Sea) | UN, CIS, CE, GUAM, STS | Chechnya, Dagestan |
| The Republic of Kazakhstan | Close (+) | Marine and land | 5936.1 (land), 85.8 (sea - Caspian Sea) | UN, CIS, CSTO, SCO, EAEU, STS | Areas: Astrakhan, Orenburg, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Altai Territory, Altai Republic |
| People's Republic of China | Friendly (+) | Land | 4209.3 | UN, SCO, APEC, BRICS | Altai Republic, Amur Region, Jewish Autonomous Region. Region: Transbaikal, Khabarovsk, Primorsky |
| Mongolia | Neutral Friendly (0) | Land | 3485 | UN | Altai Republic, Tuva, Buryatia, Trans-Baikal Territory |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Neutral Friendly (+) | Land and sea | 16.9 (land), 1.9 (sea - Sea of Japan) | UN | Primorsky Krai |
| Japan | Neutral (-) | Marine | 194.3 (Sea of Japan and Okhotsk) | UN, APEC | Sakhalin Oblast |
| United States of America | Tense (0) | Marine | 49 (Chukchi and Bering Seas) | UN, APEC | Kamchatka Territory, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
The neighboring states of Ukraine
To consolidate the concept of "neighboring states," we will provide a list of such for Ukraine. The list does not include LPR and DPR, as the country considers them to be its territory. Kherson region is named among the border due to the actual possession of Russia by the Crimea.
| State | Relationship assessment ("-" - negative dynamics, "0" - stable, "+" - positive | Border type | The length of the border, km | Blocks, unions and international organizations of the country | Entities of the country at the border |
| Republic of Belarus | Friendly (+) | Land | 1084,2 | UN, CIS, SGRB, CSTO, EAEU, CE | Areas: Volyn, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Kiev, Chernihiv |
| Russian Federation | Very tense (-) | Land and sea | 1974.04 (land), 321 (marine - Black and Azov Seas). Part of the border is controlled by the LPR and the DPR; there are a number of disputed territories. | UN, CIS, SGRB, SCO, CSTO, EAEU, CE, BRICS | Chernihiv, Sumy, Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson |
| Romania | Neutral (0) | Marine and land | 1216 (land) | UN, NATO, EU, CE | Areas: Odessa, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Transcarpathian |
| The Republic of Moldova | Friendly (0) | Land | 1222 (including the border of Transnistria) | UN, CIS, GUAM, CE | Areas: Odessa, Vinnitsa, Chernivtsi |
| Transnistrian Moldavian Republic (unrecognized) | Tense (0) | Land | Moldova considers the borders of Transnistria with Ukraine to be its | - | Odessa region |
| Hungary | Neutral (0) | Land | 135 | UN, EU, CE, NATO | Transcarpathian region |
| The Slovak Republic | Neutral (0) | Land | 98 | UN, EU, CE, NATO | Transcarpathian region |
| Republic of Poland | Friendly (+) | Land | 542 | UN, EU, CE, NATO | Areas: Transcarpathian, Lviv, Volyn |
We hope that the question of what these neighboring states are, we have given an exhaustive answer.