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Kaliningrad Oblast (" Kaliningradskaya oblast ") is a federal subject of the Russian Federation that is located on the coast of the ___MASK63___ . As an oblast , its constitutional status is equal to each of the other 84 federal subjects . Its administrative center is the city of Kaliningrad , formerly known as Königsberg . It 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 . Szczecin ( German and , known also by other alternative names ) is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland . Located near the ___MASK63___ , it is a major seaport and Poland ' s seventh - largest city . As of June 2011 , the population was 407 , 811 . Ukraine ( tr . ) is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe , bordered by Russia to the east and northeast , Belarus to the northwest , Poland and Slovakia to the west , Hungary , Romania , and Moldova to the southwest , and the ___MASK44___ and ___MASK84___ to the south and southeast , respectively . Ukraine is currently in territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but which Ukraine and most of the international community recognise as Ukrainian . Including Crimea , Ukraine has an area of , making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world . It has a population of about 44 . 5 million , making it the 32nd most populous country in the world . Wrocaw (, ; ) is the largest city in western Poland . It is on the River ___MASK97___ in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe , roughly 350 kilometres ( 220 mi ) from the Baltic Sea to the north and 40 kilometres ( 25 mi ) from the Sudeten Mountains to the south . Wrocaw is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia . Today , it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship . At various times in history , it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia , Hungary , the Austrian Empire , Prussia and Germany . It became part of Poland in 1945 , as a result of the border changes after the Second World War . The population of Wrocaw in 2016 was 637 , 075 making it the fourth - largest city in Poland and the main city of Wrocaw agglomeration . Kraków , also Cracow or Krakow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland . Situated on the ___MASK37___ River in the Lesser Poland region , the city dates back to the 7th century . Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic , cultural , and artistic life and is one of Poland ' s most important economic hubs . It was the capital of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1038 to 1569 ; the Polish  Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1795 ; the Free City of Kraków from 1815 to 1846 ; the Grand Duchy of Cracow from 1846 to 1918 ; and Kraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1998 . It has been the capital of Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . Masovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province , is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish provinces , or voivodeships , created in 1999 . It occupies of east - central Poland , and has 5 , 324 , 500 inhabitants . Its principal cities are Warsaw ( 1 . 729 million ) in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area , Radom ( 226 , 000 ) in the south , Pock ( 127 , 000 ) in the west , Siedlce ( 77 , 000 ) in the east , and Ostroka ( 55 , 000 ) in the north . The capital of the voivodeship is the national capital , Warsaw . Otwock is a town in central Poland , some southeast of Warsaw , with 42 , 765 inhabitants ( 2004 ). Otwock is a part of the Warsaw Agglomeration . It is situated on the right bank of ___MASK37___ River below the mouth of Swider River . Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer . Józefów is a town in Poland , located in Masovian Voivodeship , in Otwock County . It lies about southeast of Warsaw city center and is a part of that city ' s metropolitan area . Located on a picturesque confluence of ___MASK37___ and wider rivers , it is home to one landscape reserve and three natural reservation zones . it had 18 , 157 inhabitants . The ___MASK63___ ( ; ) is a sea of the ___MASK75___ , enclosed by Scandinavia , Finland , the Baltic countries , and the North European Plain . It includes the Gulf of Bothnia , the Bay of Bothnia , the Gulf of Finland , the Gulf of Riga , and the Bay of Gdask . The sea stretches from 53 ° N to 66 ° N latitude and from 10 ° E to 30 ° E longitude . A mediterranean sea of the Atlantic , with limited water exchange between the two bodies , the ___MASK63___ drains through the Danish islands into the Kattegat by way of the straits of Øresund , the Great Belt , and the Little Belt . Warsaw (; see also other names ) is the capital and largest city of Poland . It stands on the ___MASK37___ River in east - central Poland , roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains . Its population is estimated at 1 . 750 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3 . 105 million residents , which makes Warsaw the 9th most - populous capital city in the European Union . The city limits cover , while the metropolitan area covers . Pock is a city on the ___MASK37___ river in central Poland . It is located in the Masovian Voivodeship ( since 1999 ), having previously been the capital of the Pock Voivodeship ( 1975  1998 ). According to the data provided by GUS on 30 June 2009 there were 126 , 675 inhabitants in the city . Its full ceremonial name , according to the preamble to the City Statute , is " Stoeczne Ksice Miasto Pock " ( the Princely or Ducal Capital City of Pock ). It is used in ceremonial documents as well as for preserving an old tradition . Otwock County is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Masovian Voivodeship , east - central Poland . It came into being on January 1 , 1999 , as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998 . Its administrative seat and largest town is Otwock , which lies south - east of Warsaw . The county also contains the towns of Józefów , lying north - west of Otwock , and Karczew , south of Otwock . Lithuania ( UK and US : ), officially the Republic of Lithuania , is a country in Northern Europe . One of the three Baltic states , it is situated along the southeastern shore of the ___MASK63___ , to the east of Sweden and Denmark . It is bordered by Latvia to the north , Belarus to the east and south , Poland to the south , and Kaliningrad Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) to the southwest . Lithuania has an estimated population of 2 . 9 million people , and its capital and largest city is Vilnius . Lithuanians are a Baltic people . The official language , Lithuanian , along with Latvian , is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo - European language family . Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe , situated between the ___MASK63___ in the north and two mountain ranges ( the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains ) in the south . Bordered by Germany to the west ; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south ; Ukraine and Belarus to the east ; and the ___MASK63___ , Kaliningrad Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) and Lithuania to the north . The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe . With a population of over 38 . 5 million people , Poland is the 34th most populous country in the world , the 8th most populous country in Europe and the sixth most populous member of the European Union . Poland is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions , and its capital and largest city is Warsaw . Other metropolises include Kraków , Wrocaw , Pozna , Gdask and Szczecin . Karczew ( kart  f ) is a town in Otwock County , Masovian Voivodeship , Poland , with 10 , 271 inhabitants ( 2010 ) . In 2014 ferry to Gassy started service . According to people working on this project the ___MASK76___ problem was official `` no - entry '' car , despite road there . Without cars it was not economically reasonable , and after this problem was solved by removing rule , the ferry started .