page_title: Kaliningrad Oblast
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Kaliningrad Oblast / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Curonian Spit in Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia). Aerial view over Epha Dune. Deutsch: Kurische Nehrung im Kaliningrader Gebiet (Russland). Luftaufnahme über der Epha-Düne. Polski: Mierzeja Kurońska położona w&#160;obwodzie kaliningradzkim, w&#160;Rosji. Widok z&#160;powietrza znad wydmy Epha. Русский: Куршская коса в Калининградской области (Россия). Аэрофотосъёмка над дюной Эфа. This image is related to the protected area of Russia number 3900040 This template and pages using it are maintained by the Russian WLE team. Please read the guidelines before making any changes that can affect the database! Čeština: Letecký snímek části písečného poloostrova Kurská kosa v Baltském moři v Kaliningradské oblasti, Rusko. Español: Vista aérea del Parque Nacional Curonian Spi en el Óblast de Kaliningrado, Rusia. Magyar: A Kur-földnyelv légifotója (Kalinyingrádi terület, Oroszország) Македонски: Прелетна слика на Курскиот Провлак во Калининградската област, Русија. Nederlands: De Koerse Schoorwal in de Russische oblast Kaliningrad Português: Foto aérea do Parque Nacional do Istmo da Curlândia, região de Kaliningrado, Rússia.
context_page_description: Kaliningrad Oblast, often referred to as the Kaliningrad Region in English, or simply Kaliningrad, is a federal subject and semi-exclave of the Russian Federation, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Its constitutional status is equal to each of the other 85 federal subjects. Its administrative centre is the city of Kaliningrad, formerly known as Königsberg. The port of Baltiysk, in the oblast, is the only Baltic port in the Russian Federation that remains ice-free in winter. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 941,873.
  The oblast is bordered by Poland to the south, Lithuania to the north and east, and the Baltic Sea to the west. It is impossible to travel overland between the oblast and Russia without passing through another country. The territory was formerly the northern part of the Prussian province of East Prussia, the southern part of which is today part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. With the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 in the Second World War, the territory was annexed as part of the Russian SSR by the Soviet Union.
context_section_description: In 2017, the nominal GDP of Kaliningrad Oblast was US$7 billion, equivalent to US$7,000 per capita.
  The oblast derives an economic advantage from its geographic position as an ice-free port and its proximity to the European Union. It also has the world's largest deposits of amber. The region has developed its tourism infrastructure and promotes attractions such as the Curonian Spit.
  To address the oblast's high rate of unemployment, in 1996 the Russian authorities granted the oblast a special economic status with tax incentives that were intended to attract investors. The oblast's economy has since benefited substantially and in recent years experienced a boom. A US$45 million airport terminal has been opened and the European Commission provides funds for business projects under its special program for the region. Trade with the countries of the EU has increased. Economic output has increased.
  According to official statistics, the Gross Regional Product in 2006 was 115 billion roubles. GRP per capita in 2007 was 155 669 roubles.
caption: Curonian Spit in Kaliningrad Oblast
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