Diplomatic Geography of Russia Geospatial Database 2024

This database includes statistics on spatial dimension of Russian diplomatic relations with foreign countries and on diplomatic representation of foreign countries in Russian regions. At the moment, the database contains statistics covering the period since 1917 till 2024. The data has mainly been collected basing on the materials provided by the website of the Russian Ministry of foreign affairs and the Consular information Portal of the Ministry. The file called DIP_relations contains data on history of Russian diplomatic relations since 1917 and their current status. It has the following information on each country:the year when diplomatic relations between Russia and this country were first established, years when these diplomatic relations were maintained; duration of diplomatic relations between Russia and this country since the date when they were first established (minus the number of years when they were severed); presence of Russian embassies, consular posts, permanent missions to international organizations in the country. The file called DIP_in_RUS has data on foreign diplomatic bodies (embassies, consular posts, honorary consular posts) in Russian regions as well as on representative offices of the Russian Ministry of foreign affairs in Russian regions. This database can be used to reveal spatial patterns concerning the geography of Russian diplomatic presence abroad and to assess the dynamics of foreign diplomatic representation on the Russian territory. The number of foreign diplomatic missions in a country may indicate this country`s weight in world politics, whereas the choice of countries and cities to host embassies, consular posts, trade and cultural missions, etc. may reflect countries` foreign policy priorities.