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Sakhalin Oblast

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Sakhalin Oblast

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Also known as RU-SAK

oblast and federal subject in Far Eastern Federal District, Russia

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Sakhalin Oblast is a region in Russia's Far Eastern Federal District located on and around Sakhalin Island. It matters as a significant source of natural resources, particularly oil and natural gas, which contribute to Russia's economy and global energy supplies.

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Commemorative coin of the Bank of Russia with a face value of 10 rubles (2006)

Sakhalin Oblast is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in the Russian Far East. The oblast has an area of 87,100 square kilometers (33,600 sq mi). Its administrative center and largest city is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. As of the 2021 Census, the oblast has a population of 466,609.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sakhalin Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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