This is a list of land borders between countries

Note: Entries which are not sovereign states are italicised. Borderless entities are marked with N/A. Click on the letters 'ex' after the distance rating to find out further information about any particular border. This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The characters n/a (sometimes N/A) is an abbreviation that is mainly used in information tables. ...

Land borders

A-C

Map of Akrotiri (Western) SBA Akrotiri (also known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (also known as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area or ESBA) are UK Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) in Cyprus, a former British Crown Colony. ... Motto: Anthem: Today Over Macedonia (Macedonian: Денес Над Македонија, Denes Nad Makedonija) Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Official language(s) Macedonian1 Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary republic Branko Crvenkovski Vlado Bučkovski Independence Declared From Yugoslavia September 8, 1991 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   25,333 km² (146th) 1. ... The characters n/a (sometimes N/A) is an abbreviation that is mainly used in information tables. ... Map of Angola, highlighting Cabinda Cabinda is a small territory, currently administered as an exclave of Angola, resulting from the fusion of three kingdoms: Ngoyo, Loango and Cacongo. ... Map of Azerbaijan, showing Naxçıvan to the bottom-left Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (or Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası) is an exclave of Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan, showing Naxçıvan to the bottom-left Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (or Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası) is an exclave of Azerbaijan. ... Map of Azerbaijan, showing Naxçıvan to the bottom-left Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (or Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası) is an exclave of Azerbaijan. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Motto: Anthem: Today Over Macedonia (Macedonian: Денес Над Македонија, Denes Nad Makedonija) Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Official language(s) Macedonian1 Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary republic Branko Crvenkovski Vlado Bučkovski Independence Declared From Yugoslavia September 8, 1991 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   25,333 km² (146th) 1. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 808 mi / 1,300 km 1,479 mi / 2,380 km 13. ... One country, two systems (Simplified Chinese: 一国两制; Traditional Chinese: 一國兩制; pinyin: yì; guó liÇŽng zhì; Jyutping: jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3; Yale: yāt gwok leúhng jai), is an idea originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping, then Paramount Leader of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), for the unification of China. ... This is a list of articles about the fundamental constitutional laws, known as Basic Laws, of various jurisdictions. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Map of Angola, highlighting Cabinda Cabinda is a small territory, currently administered as an exclave of Angola, resulting from the fusion of three kingdoms: Ngoyo, Loango and Cacongo. ... It has been suggested that the corresponding part of this article or section be merged into Camp Delta. ...

D-F

Map of Akrotiri (Western) SBA Akrotiri (also known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (also known as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area or ESBA) are UK Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) in Cyprus, a former British Crown Colony. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Metropolitan France (French: la France métropolitaine, or just la Métropole) refers to the part of France in Europe, including Corsica, as opposed to the overseas departments and overseas territories, which, while integral parts of the French Republic, are regarded as Overseas France (la France doutre-mer, or...

G-I

This article is in need of attention. ... Motto: Anthem: Today Over Macedonia (Macedonian: Денес Над Македонија, Denes Nad Makedonija) Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Official language(s) Macedonian1 Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary republic Branko Crvenkovski Vlado Bučkovski Independence Declared From Yugoslavia September 8, 1991 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   25,333 km² (146th) 1. ... St. ... In this map of China, the light-coloured areas represent Mainland China, while yellow coloured area refers to Taiwan. ... One country, two systems (Simplified Chinese: 一国两制; Traditional Chinese: 一國兩制; pinyin: yì; guó liÇŽng zhì; Jyutping: jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3; Yale: yāt gwok leúhng jai), is an idea originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping, then Paramount Leader of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), for the unification of China. ... The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China serves as the constitutional document of Hong Kong. ... Map of Azerbaijan, showing Naxçıvan to the bottom-left Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (or Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası) is an exclave of Azerbaijan. ... The British-Irish border runs for a total of 360km (224 miles) from Lough Foyle on the northern edge of the island of Ireland to Carlingford Lough in the east on the Irish Sea. ...

J-L

This article is in need of attention. ... Map of Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad (Russian: Калининград, German: Königsberg, Polish: Królewiec, Lithuanian: Karaliaučius, Latin: Regiomontium) is a seaport city, capital and main city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. ...

M-O

In this map of China, the light-coloured areas represent Mainland China, while yellow coloured area refers to Taiwan. ... One country, two systems (Simplified Chinese: 一国两制; Traditional Chinese: 一國兩制; pinyin: yì; guó liǎng zhì; Jyutping: jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3; Yale: yāt gwok leúhng jai), is an idea originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping, then Paramount Leader of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), for the unification of China. ... The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China is the constitution of Macao. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... The international border between Mexico and the United States runs a total of 3,141 km (1,951 miles) from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. ... Eastern Ceuta, as photographed from Morocco. ... Melilla is a Spanish exclave in North Africa, located on the northernmost tip of Maghreb, on the Mediterranean coast. ... St. ... UAE redirects here; for other uses of that term, see UAE (disambiguation) The United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. ...

P-S

Map of the Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калининградская область), informally called Yantarny kray (Russian:Янтарный Край - meaning Amber region) is an administrative division (oblast) of Russia on the Baltic coast, with no land connection to the rest of Russia: an enclave of the European Union. ... Motto: Anthem: Today Over Macedonia (Macedonian: Денес Над Македонија, Denes Nad Makedonija) Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Official language(s) Macedonian1 Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary republic Branko Crvenkovski Vlado Bučkovski Independence Declared From Yugoslavia September 8, 1991 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   25,333 km² (146th) 1. ... Map of the Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калининградская область), informally called Yantarny kray (Russian:Янтарный Край - meaning Amber region) is an administrative division (oblast) of Russia on the Baltic coast, with no land connection to the rest of Russia: an enclave of the European Union. ... Map of the Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калининградская область), informally called Yantarny kray (Russian:Янтарный Край - meaning Amber region) is an administrative division (oblast) of Russia on the Baltic coast, with no land connection to the rest of Russia: an enclave of the European Union. ... UAE redirects here; for other uses of that term, see UAE (disambiguation) The United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. ... Motto: Anthem: Today Over Macedonia (Macedonian: Денес Над Македонија, Denes Nad Makedonija) Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Official language(s) Macedonian1 Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary republic Branko Crvenkovski Vlado Bučkovski Independence Declared From Yugoslavia September 8, 1991 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   25,333 km² (146th) 1. ... In modern usage, a causeway is a road elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ... Motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (Latin: The Lion is to exclusively protect this earth) Official language English Capital Grytviken Civil Commissioner Howard Pearce Area  - Total  - % water not ranked 3,093 km² - Population  - Total (2006 E)  - Density not ranked ~20 n/a; Currency GBP Time zone UTC/GMT -2 National anthem... Eastern Ceuta, as photographed from Morocco. ... Melilla is a Spanish exclave in North Africa, located on the northernmost tip of Maghreb, on the Mediterranean coast. ...

T-V

National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Vice President Annette Lu Premier Su Tseng-chang Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The British-Irish border runs for a total of 360km (224 miles) from Lough Foyle on the northern edge of the island of Ireland to Carlingford Lough in the east on the Irish Sea. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 808 mi / 1,300 km 1,479 mi / 2,380 km 13. ... The international border between Mexico and the United States runs a total of 3,141 km (1,951 miles) from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. ...

W-Z

Extremes

• Longest between two countries - between United States and Canada: 8,891 km
• Longest segments - between Russia and Kazakhstan: 6,846 km; 49th parallel between United States and Canada: 6,414 km; between Chile and Argentina: 5,150 km

The 49th parallel of north latitude forms part of the International Boundary between Canada and the United States from Manitoba to British Columbia on the Canadian side and from Minnesota to Washington on the U.S. side. ...

List of countries and territories

by length of land borders

• no land border - see list of borderless countries
• 0 km to 5,000 km (acsending order) - Macau, Vatican City (Holy See), Monaco,
• 5,000 km to 10,000 km - Central African Republic, Chad
• 10,000 km to 15,000 km -
• 15,000 km to 20,000 km -
• more than 20,000 km -People's Republic of China

• shortest - Macau (0.34km, SAR boundary of the People's Republic of China), Vatican City (Holy See) (3.2 km)
• longest - People's Republic of China (22,117 km)

A borderless country may be defined as an island nation, an insular territory over which a nation-state is sovereign under international law, that does not share the land territory of its island with other nation-states sovereign under international law. ... A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政區; pinyin: tèbié xíngzhèngqū; Cantonese IPA: /tɐk6piːt6 hɐŋ4tsɪŋ3kʰɵy1/; Jyutping: dak6bit6 hang4zing3keoi1; Yale: dahkbiht hàhngjingkeūi) is a political subdivision of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

by number of neighbours

• no land border - see list of borderless countries
• with 1 neighbour - see list of countries bordering only one country
• with 2 neighbours - Andorra, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Guinea-Bissau, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, The Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Sweden, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States (excluding Guantanamo Bay), Uruguay, Yemen
• with 3 neighbours - Albania, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Chile, Djibouti, Eritrea, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, The Netherlands (including border between Netherlands Antilles and French Guadeloupe), North Korea, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Somalia, Suriname, Togo, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara
• with 4 neighbours - Angola, Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of Macedonia, Rwanda, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Zimbabwe
• with 5 neighbours - Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Burma, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Israel (if West Bank and Gaza Strip are counted as Palestine), Jordan (if West Bank is counted as Palestine), Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Peru, Romania, Senegal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Uganda, Uzbekistan
• with 6 neighbours - Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, India, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Mozambique, South Africa
• with 7 neighbours - Algeria, Hungary, Iran, Mali, Niger, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine, Zambia
• with 8 neighbours - Austria, France (metropolitan), Tanzania, Turkey
• with 9 neighbours - D.R. Congo, Germany, Sudan
• with 10 neighbours - Brazil
• with 11 neighbours - France (including all overseas departments)
• with 14 neighbours - People's Republic of China, Russia
• with 16 neighbours - People's Republic of China (including its internal special administrative region borders)

A borderless country may be defined as an island nation, an insular territory over which a nation-state is sovereign under international law, that does not share the land territory of its island with other nation-states sovereign under international law. ... This is a list of countries that only have a land border with one other country. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... It has been suggested that the corresponding part of this article or section be merged into Camp Delta. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Motto: Anthem: Today Over Macedonia (Macedonian: Денес Над Македонија, Denes Nad Makedonija) Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Official language(s) Macedonian1 Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary republic Branko Crvenkovski Vlado Bučkovski Independence Declared From Yugoslavia September 8, 1991 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   25,333 km² (146th) 1. ... Metropolitan France (French: la France métropolitaine, or just la Métropole) refers to the part of France in Europe, including Corsica, as opposed to the overseas departments and overseas territories, which, while integral parts of the French Republic, are regarded as Overseas France (la France doutre-mer, or... The Democratic Republic of the Congo, called Za re between 1971 and 1997, is a nation in central Africa. ... A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政區; pinyin: tèbié xíngzhèngqÅ«; Cantonese IPA: /tɐk6piːt6 hɐŋ4tsɪŋ3kʰɵy1/; Jyutping: dak6bit6 hang4zing3keoi1; Yale: dahkbiht hàhngjingkeÅ«i) is a political subdivision of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

See also

• List of countries that border only one other country
• Island nations
• List of island nations
• List of divided islands
• Landlocked

This is a list of countries that have a land border with only one other country. ... An island nation is a country that is wholly confined to an island or islands. ... This is a list of island nations, political entities that are located on islands or archipelagoes. ... The vast majority of islands in the world are either a country in their own right or part of a single larger country. ... A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. ...

Sources

• CIA World Factbook