The Russian Federation has the fourth-largest exclusive economic zone of with from its shores.
Geography
The EEZ borders with Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland to the west, the United States to the east, Japan, North Korea and South Korea to the south east and Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkey and Ukraine to the south.
+ The EEZ of Russia Territory EEZ Area (km2) EEZ Area (sq mi) Notes Kaliningrad (Baltic Sea) Saint Petersburg (Baltic Sea) Barents Sea Black Sea (without the Crimean EEZ) Pacific Ocean Siberia Total 7,566,673 4,701,712
Disputes Active Japan There is a longstanding dispute with Japan over the southern part of the Kuril islands. The dispute dates back to the Soviet Union and the Yalta Agreement (February 1945). the United States maintained that until a peace treaty between Japan and Russia is concluded, the disputed Northern Territories remain under Russian control via General Order No. 1.Bruce A. Elleman, Michael R. Nichols and Matthew J. Ouimet, A Historical Reevaluation of America's Role in the Kuril Islands Dispute, Pacific Affairs, Vol. 71, No. 4 (Winter, 1998–1999), pp. 489–504 In 2014 Marie Harf, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman stated that the United States recognizes Japan's sovereignty over the islands.
Resolved Norway In 2010, the Norway and Russia dispute of both territorial sea and EEZ with regard to the Svalbard archipelago as it affects Russia's EEZ due to its unique treaty status was resolved. A treaty was agreed in principle in April 2010 between the two states and subsequently officially ratified, resolving this demarcation dispute.Russia and Norway Reach Accord on Barents Sea, The New York Times, 28 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010 The agreement was signed in Murmansk on 15 September 2010.Russia and Norway resolve Arctic border dispute, The Guardian, 15 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010
See also Geography of Russia Exclusive economic zone of Japan Exclusive economic zone of Poland Peanut Hole
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