Encyclopedia > List of countries that only border one other country
This is a list of countries that only have a land border with one other country. The list does not include dependent territories and some de facto independent disputed or occupied areas and unrecognised countries. This article describes a type of political entity. ...
List of Land Borders International borders Country/Region Total Borders Neighbours and Borders Afghanistan 5,529 km China: 76 km Iran: 936 km Pakistan: 2,430 km Tajikistan: 1,206 km Turkmenistan: 744 km Uzbekistan: 137 km Akrotiri N/A N/A Albania 720 km Greece: 282 km The Former...
Dependent areas are territories that for some reason do not enjoy full independence or sovereignty as states. ...
De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...
This list includes only disputes between widely-recognized countries, and does not cover regions which have proclaimed independence but have not been recognized, nor regions which are seeking independence. ...
Several countries in the world have no general international recognition, but are de facto independent. ...
Nations that only share a land border with one other country often have concerns about domination by the other state if it is larger. These can be fears of an outright take-over as has happened historically to such states as Timor Leste, which was part of Indonesia until very recently, and Ireland, which was part of the United Kingdom until 1921. Today concerns are often about economic domination such as between Canada and the United States or between Denmark and Germany. Because much trade goes over land these countries are often heavily reliant on their single neighbour. The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor, is an island nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, a political exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of...
1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
With transport by sea being cheaper than transport by land, these countries may be said to have several neighbours "by sea". E.g., while Denmark has in some ways and some periods been dominated by its largest neighbour, Germany, it has also been a prospering trade nation, e.g. trading with close-by Sweden as well as with Germany.
Landlocked and completely surrounded (Enclaves)
In human geography, an enclave is a piece of land which is totally enclosed within a foreign territory. ...
If man-made connections (bridges and causeways) are included, then this list changes somewhat: Denmark will be removed due to the Øresund Bridge which connects the Danish island of Zealand to Sweden, thus giving it a second neighbour. 2 island countries will also be added to the list (the causeway essentially converts them from an island into a peninsula): A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ...
Map of the Korean DMZ. The DMZ is given in red, the demarcation line runs in the middle of the DMZ (black line). ...
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ...
The Oresund Bridge The Oresund Bridge (joint Danish/Swedish hybrid name: Øresundsbron) is a combined two-track rail and four-lane road bridge across the Oresund strait. ...
Zealand (Danish: Sjælland) is the largest island of Denmark. ...
State Motto: the state moto as appeared on the coat of arms reads kepada Allah berserah which literally means all hopes is to God (Allah) Capital Johor Bahru Bandar DiRaja Bandar Maharani Sultan Iskandar Al-haj Chief minister Abdul Ghani Othman Area 19,984 km² Population 2. ...
In modern usage, a causeway is a road elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ...
A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ...
In modern usage, a causeway is a road elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ...
A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ...
Partly surrounded, with sea access
Sharing a long border 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. ...
State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st) - Land 1,481,347 km² - Water 236,507 km² (13. ...
Sharing an island Slightly anomalous: 15th century map of Hispaniola Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying east of Cuba. ...
15th century map of Hispaniola Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying east of Cuba. ...
Borneo (including the Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ...
Timor is an island at the south of the Malay Archipelago, divided between the independent state of East Timor, and West Timor, part of the Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur with the surface of 11,883 sq mi/ 30,777 km². The name is a variant of timur, Malay...
Channel Tunnel The English terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; once popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a 50-km-long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England and Sangatte...
Map of Cuba with location of Guantanamo Bay indicated. ...
Former countries Ciskei Flag of Ciskei Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. ...
Bantustan refers to any of the territories designated as tribal homelands for black South Africans during the Apartheid era. ...
April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...
1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ...
Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ...
Anomalies 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 UK Sovereign Base Areas are those British military base areas located in countries formerly ruled by the United Kingdom which were retained by it and not handed over when those countries attained independence. ...
The flag of the UK is used in both Sovereign Base Areas Map of Akrotiri (Western) SBA Map of Dhekelia (Eastern) SBA Map of Cyprus showing the position of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in red Akrotiri (Greek: ΑκÏωτήÏι; also known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (Greek: ΔεκÎλεια; also...
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti [KKTC]) is a de facto state in the northern third of the island of Cyprus, in the eastern Mediterranean. ...
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti [KKTC]) is a de facto state in the northern third of the island of Cyprus, in the eastern Mediterranean. ...
The Military Demarcation Line is the border between North and South Korea. ...
Map of the Korean DMZ. The DMZ is given in red, the demarcation line runs in the middle of the DMZ (black line). ...
In international maritime law, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a seazone extending from a states coast over which the state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. ...
Three Kings Islands are a small group of 13 islands about 55 kilometres (35 miles) northwest of the top of the North Island of New Zealand, where the South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge. ...
Auckland Island is the main island of the Auckland Islands, an uninhabited archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. ...
Orthographic projection over Macquarie Island Macquarie Island is located in the Southern Ocean, about halfway between Australia and Antarctica. ...
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