第四节 独联体国家的边界问题及边界冲突(国外英语资料).docVIP

第四节 独联体国家的边界问题及边界冲突 The fourth section is about the border issues and border conflicts of the Commonwealth of Independent States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One of the most serious geopolitical consequences of the hasty dissolution of the Soviet Union and the rapid establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States was a series of boundary issues resulting from the emergence of numerous new independent states. This section mainly focuses on Russia and explores the border issues of the CIS countries and the diplomatic and military conflicts they have caused. I. Changes in the Russian border After the collapse of the Soviet Union Russia borders 16 countries have the worlds longest border, 60932 kilometers (the former Soviet Union border line of 62 thousand kilometers), land area of 1707.54 square kilometers, the population density of 8.6 people per square kilometers, 8 million 600 thousand square kilometers of Sea exclusive economic zone. Russia is on the verge of 3 oceans, 13 seas, and a coastline of 38 thousand kilometers. The disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Russian border New Territories 13500 kilometers without international law defined. Mainly concentrated in the west, and the South Caucasus, need to rebuild the border checkpoints and build border facilities. The number of border guards fell from 200 thousand in the Soviet Union to 143 thousand. Among the 89 main bodies in Russian Federation, 45 are frontier areas, accounting for 51%, with a population of 64 million, accounting for 43.1% of the total population. There were 24 main bodies that became border areas for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, with 47 million 400 thousand inhabitants, or 32.6% of the total population. Forty-three Russia has now become a country with three types of borders. The first class is consistent with the former Soviet Union border borders, including land boundary area is determined by the internati