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Map of northern Eurasia highlighting Sakhalin oblast in orange on Russia's eastern coast, just north of Japan, with surrounding countries including China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Japan labeled. An inset globe in the upper right shows the region's location within Russia and Asia. Sakhalin Island Sakhalin Island Map of Russia showing its administrative divisions, including oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs, and autonomous oblasts, each color-coded. The map labels major regions and federal districts, with an inset highlighting Russia's location in Eurasia. A legend and list below the map provide the names and numbers of all administrative divisions by federal district.
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Map of northern Eurasia highlighting Sakhalin oblast in orange on Russia's eastern coast, just north of Japan, with surrounding countries including China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Japan labeled. An inset globe in the upper right shows the region's location within Russia and Asia.
Sakhalin region, Russia

Sakhalin

oblast, Russia
Also known as: Sachalin
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Sakhalin Island
Sakhalin IslandCoast of Sakhalin Island, eastern Russia.

Sakhalin, oblast (region), extreme eastern Russia, composed of Sakhalin Island and the chain of the Kuril Islands. The present oblast was formed in 1947 after southern Sakhalin and the Kurils were acquired from Japan. The economy is dominated by fishing, lumbering, coal mining, and the extraction of oil and natural gas in the north. Area (land) 33,600 square miles (87,100 square km). Pop. (2008 est.) 518,539; (2021) 466,609.

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