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This is a list of '''land borders''' between countries
''Note'': Entries which are not
List of sovereign states 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.
Land borders
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{| class="wikitable"
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! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Total Borders
! width="15%" align=left valign=top|Neighbours and Borders
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Number of neighbours
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Afghanistan'''.html">People's Republic of China
China, People's Republic of: 76 km
Iran: 936 km
Pakistan: 2,430 km
Tajikistan: 1,206 km
Turkmenistan: 744 km
Uzbekistan: 137 km||6
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Akrotiri''''' (UK)||?||
Cyprus: ?km||1
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Albania'''||720 km||
Greece: 282 km
Republic of Macedonia: 151 km
Serbia and Montenegro: 287 km ||3
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Algeria'''||6,343 km||
Libya: 982 km
Mali: 1,376 km
Mauritania: 463 km
Morocco: 1,559 km
Niger: 956 km
Tunisia: 965 km
Western Sahara: 42 km ||7
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American Samoa''''' (US)||
N/A||N/A||N/A
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Andorra'''||120.3 km||
France: 56.6 km
Spain: 63.7 km ||2
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Angola'''.html">Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,511 km (of which: 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous
Cabinda.html">Cabinda (province)|Cabinda Province)
Republic of the Congo: 201 km
Namibia: 1,376 km
Zambia: 1,110 km||4
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Anguilla'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Antarctica''''' (various claims)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Antigua and Barbuda'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Argentina'''||9,665 km||
Bolivia: 832 km
Brazil: 1,224 km
Chile: 5,150 km
Paraguay: 1,880 km
Uruguay: 579 km ||5
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Armenia'''.html">Azerbaijan-proper: 566 km
Azerbaijan-
Naxcivan exclave: 221 km
Georgia.html">Georgia_(country)|Georgia: 164 km
Iran: 35 km
Turkey: 268 km||4
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Aruba''''' (Kingdom of the Netherlands)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands''''' (Australia)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Australia'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Austria'''||2,562 km||
Czech Republic: 362 km
Germany: 784 km
Hungary: 366 km
Italy: 430 km
Liechtenstein: 35 km
Slovakia: 91 km
Slovenia: 330 km
Switzerland: 164 km||8
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Azerbaijan'''.html">Armenia (with
Azerbaijan-proper): 566 km
Armenia (with
Azerbaijan-
Naxcivan exclave): 221 km
Georgia.html">Georgia_(country)|Georgia: 322 km
Iran (with
Azerbaijan-proper): 432 km
Iran (with
Azerbaijan-
Naxcivan exclave): 179 km
Russia: 284 km
Turkey: 9 km ||5
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Bahamas, The'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Bahrain'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Baker Island''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Bangladesh'''||4,246 km||
Burma: 193 km
India: 4,053 km ||2
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Barbados'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Bassas da India''''' (French
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean scattered islands)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Belarus'''||2,900 km||
Latvia: 141 km
Lithuania: 502 km
Poland: 407 km
Russia: 959 km
Ukraine: 891 km ||5
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Belgium'''||1,385 km||
France: 620 km
Germany: 167 km
Luxembourg: 148 km
Netherlands: 450 km ||4
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Belize'''||516 km||
Guatemala: 266 km
Mexico: 250 km ||2
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Benin'''||1,989 km||
Burkina Faso: 306 km
Niger: 266 km
Nigeria: 773 km
Togo: 644 km ||4
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Bermuda'''''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Bhutan'''.html">People's Republic of China
China, People's Republic of: 470 km
India: 605 km ||2
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Bolivia'''||6,743 km||
Argentina: 832 km
Brazil: 3,400 km
Chile: 861 km
Paraguay: 750 km
Peru: 900 km ||5
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Bosnia and Herzegovina'''||1,459 km||
Croatia: 932 km
Serbia and Montenegro: 527 km ||2
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Botswana'''||4,013 km||
Namibia: 1,360 km
South Africa: 1,840 km
Zimbabwe: 813 km ||3
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Bouvet Island''''' (Norway)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Brazil'''||14,691 km||
Argentina: 1,224 km
Bolivia: 3,400 km
Colombia: 1,643 km
French Guiana: 673 km
Guyana: 1,119 km
Paraguay: 1,290 km
Peru: 1,560 km
Suriname: 597 km
Uruguay: 985 km
Venezuela: 2,200 km ||10
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British Indian Ocean Territory''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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British Virgin Islands''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Brunei'''||381 km||
Malaysia: 381 km ||1
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Bulgaria'''||1,808 km||
Greece: 494 km
Republic of Macedonia: 148 km
Romania: 608 km
Serbia and Montenegro: 318 km
Turkey: 240 km ||5
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Burkina Faso'''||3,193 km||
Benin: 306 km
Côte d'Ivoire: 584 km
Ghana: 549 km
Mali: 1,000 km
Niger: 628 km
Togo: 126 km ||6
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Burma''' (Myanmar).html">Bangladesh: 193 km
China.html">People's_Republic of China|China: 2,185 km
India: 1,463 km
Laos: 235 km
Thailand: 1,800 km||5
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Burundi'''||974 km||
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 233 km
Rwanda: 290 km
Tanzania: 451 km ||3
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Cambodia'''||2,572 km||
Laos: 541 km
Thailand: 803 km
Vietnam: 1,228 km ||3
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Cameroon'''||4,591 km||
Central African Republic: 797 km
Chad: 1,094 km
Republic of the Congo: 523 km
Equatorial Guinea: 189 km
Gabon: 298 km
Nigeria: 1,690 km ||5
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Canada'''.html">United States
U.S.: 8,893 km (includes: 2,477 km with
Alaska) ||1
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Cape Verde'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Cayman Islands''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Central African Republic'''||5,203 km||
Cameroon: 797 km
Chad: 1,197 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,577 km
Republic of the Congo: 467 km
Sudan: 1,165 km ||5
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Chad'''||5,968 km||
Cameroon: 1,094 km
Central African Republic: 1,197 km
Libya: 1,055 km
Niger: 1,175 km
Nigeria: 87 km
Sudan: 1,360 km ||6
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Chile'''||6,171 km||
Argentina: 5,150 km
Bolivia: 861 km
Peru: 160 km ||3
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People's Republic of China China, People's Republic of'''||22,117 km (22,147 km)||
Afghanistan: 76 km
Bhutan: 470 km
Burma: 2,185 km
India: 3,380 km
Kazakhstan: 1,533 km
North Korea: 1,416 km
Kyrgyzstan: 858 km
Laos: 423 km
Mongolia: 4,677 km
Nepal: 1,236 km
Pakistan: 523 km
Russia (northeast): 3,605 km
Russia (northwest): 40 km
Tajikistan: 414 km
Vietnam: 1,281 km
(The internal borders between the
mainland China mainland and the two
special administrative regions (
Hong Kong: 30km,
Macau: 0.34km) are sometimes taken into account, as per the "
One Country, Two Systems" policy and the
basic laws of the respective special administrative regions.)||14 (16)
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Republic of China China, Republic of'''
(often referred as "Taiwan")||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Christmas Island''''' (Australia)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Clipperton Island''''' (French
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean scattered island)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands''''' (Australia)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Colombia'''||6,004 km||
Brazil: 1,643 km
Ecuador: 590 km
Panama: 225 km
Peru: 1,496 km
Venezuela: 2,050 km (est.) ||5
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Comoros'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the'''.html">Angola: 2,511 km (of which: 225 km is the boundary of
Angola's discontiguous
Cabinda.html">Cabinda_(province)|Cabinda Province)
Burundi: 233 km
Central African Republic: 1,577 km
Republic of the Congo: 2,410 km
Rwanda: 217 km
Sudan: 628 km
Tanzania: 459 km
Uganda: 765 km
Zambia: 1,930 km ||8
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Congo, Republic of the'''||5,504 km||
Angola: 201 km
Cameroon: 523 km
Central African Republic: 467 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,410 km
Gabon: 1,903 km ||5
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Cook Islands''''' (New Zealand)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Coral Sea Islands''''' (Australia)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Costa Rica'''||639 km||
Nicaragua: 309 km
Panama: 330 km ||2
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Côte d'Ivoire'''||3,110 km||
Burkina Faso: 584 km
Ghana: 668 km
Guinea: 610 km
Liberia: 716 km
Mali: 532 km ||5
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Croatia'''||2,197 km||
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 932 km
Hungary: 329 km
Serbia and Montenegro (north): 241 km
Serbia and Montenegro (south): 25 km
Slovenia: 670 km ||4
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Cuba'''.html">Guantanamo Bay
US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay: 29 km ||0 (1)
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Cyprus'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Czech Republic'''||1,881 km||
Austria: 362 km
Germany: 646 km
Poland: 658 km
Slovakia: 215 km ||4
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D-F
{| class="wikitable"
! width="10%" align=left valign=top|Country/Region
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Total Borders
! width="15%" align=left valign=top|Neighbours and Borders
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Number of neighbours
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Denmark'''||68 km||
Germany: 68 km ||1
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Dhekelia''''' (UK)||?||
Cyprus: ?km
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: ?km||2
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Djibouti'''||516 km||
Eritrea: 109 km
Ethiopia: 349 km
Somalia: 58 km ||3
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Dominican Republic'''||360 km||
Haiti: 360 km ||1
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Dominica'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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East Timor'''||228 km||
Indonesia: 228 km ||1
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Ecuador'''||2,010 km||
Colombia: 590 km
Peru: 1,420 km ||2
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Egypt'''||2,665 km||
Gaza Strip: 11 km
Israel: 266 km
Libya: 1,115 km
Sudan: 1,273 km ||4
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El Salvador'''||545 km||
Guatemala: 203 km
Honduras: 342 km ||2
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Equatorial Guinea'''||539 km||
Cameroon: 189 km
Gabon: 350 km ||2
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Eritrea'''||1,626 km||
Djibouti: 109 km
Ethiopia: 912 km
Sudan: 605 km ||3
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Estonia'''||633 km||
Latvia: 339 km
Russia: 294 km ||2
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Ethiopia'''||5,328 km||
Djibouti: 349 km
Eritrea: 912 km
Kenya: 861 km
Somalia: 1,600 km
Sudan: 1,606 km ||5
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Europa Island''''' (French
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean scattered island)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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European Union'''''||11,214.8 km||
Albania: 282 km
Andorra 120.3 km
Belarus: 1,050 km
Bulgaria: 494 km
Croatia: 999 km
Holy See: 3.2 km
Liechtenstein: 34.9 km
Republic of Macedonia: 246 km
Monaco: 4.4 km
Norway: 2,348 km
Romania: 443 km
Russia: 2,257 km
San Marino: 39 km
Serbia and Montenegro: 151 km
Switzerland: 1,811 km
Turkey: 206 km
Ukraine: 726 km ||17
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Falkland Islands''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Faroe Islands''''' (Denmark)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Fiji'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Finland'''||2,690 km||
Norway: 736 km
Sweden: 614 km
Russia: 1,340 km ||3
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France''' (
metropolitan France)||2,889 km||
Andorra: 56.6 km
Belgium: 620 km
Germany: 451 km
Italy: 488 km
Luxembourg: 73 km
Monaco: 4.4 km
Spain: 623 km
Switzerland: 573 km
(see also
Guadeloupe and
French Guiana)||8 (11)
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French Guiana''''' (French
overseas department)||1,183 km||
Brazil: 673 km
Suriname: 510 km ||2
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French Polynesia''''' (French
overseas department)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands''''' (French
overseas department)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|}
G-I
{| class="wikitable"
! width="10%" align=left valign=top|Country/Region
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Total Borders
! width="15%" align=left valign=top|Neighbours and Borders
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Number of neighbours
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Gabon'''||2,551 km||
Cameroon: 298 km
Republic of the Congo: 1,903 km
Equatorial Guinea: 350 km ||3
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Gambia, The'''||740 km||
Senegal: 740 km ||1
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Gaza Strip'''''||62 km||
Egypt: 11 km
Israel: 51 km ||2
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Georgia (country) Georgia'''||1,461 km||
Armenia: 164 km
Azerbaijan: 322 km
Russia: 723 km
Turkey: 252 km ||4
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Germany'''||3,621 km||
Austria: 784 km
Belgium: 167 km
Czech Republic: 646 km
Denmark: 68 km
France: 451 km
Luxembourg: 138 km
Netherlands: 577 km
Poland: 456 km
Switzerland: 334 km ||9
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Ghana'''||2,094 km||
Burkina Faso: 549 km
Côte d'Ivoire: 668 km
Togo: 877 km ||3
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Gibraltar''''' (UK)||1.2 km||
Spain: 1.2 km ||1
|- valign=top
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Glorioso Islands''''' (French
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean scattered island)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Greece'''||1,228 km||
Albania: 282 km
Bulgaria: 494 km
Turkey: 206 km
Republic of Macedonia: 246 km ||4
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Greenland''''' (Denmark)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Grenada'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Guadeloupe''''' (French
overseas department)||10.2 km||
Netherlands Antilles (
Sint Maarten): 10.2 km ||1
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Guam''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Guatemala'''||1,687 km||
Belize: 266 km
El Salvador: 203 km
Honduras: 256 km
Mexico: 962 km ||4
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Guernsey''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Guinea-Bissau'''||724 km||
Guinea: 386 km
Senegal: 338 km ||2
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Guinea'''||3,399 km||
Côte d'Ivoire: 610 km
Guinea-Bissau: 386 km
Liberia: 563 km
Mali: 858 km
Senegal: 330 km
Sierra Leone: 652 km ||6
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Guyana'''||2,462 km||
Brazil: 1,119 km
Suriname: 600 km
Venezuela: 743 km||3
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Haiti'''||360 km||
Dominican Republic: 360 km||1
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands''''' (Australia)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Holy See (
Vatican City)'''||3.2 km||
Italy: 3.2 km ||1
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Honduras'''||1,520 km||
Guatemala: 256 km
El Salvador: 342 km
Nicaragua: 922 km ||3
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Hong Kong''''' (People's Republic of China) .html">Mainland China: 30 km (Hong Kong is a
special administrative region of the
People's Republic of China. This internal border with the
mainland.html">mainland China|mainland of the People's Republic of China is often taken into account, as per the "
One Country, Two Systems" policy and the
Basic Law of Hong Kong Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ||1
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Howland Island''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Hungary'''||2,171 km||
Austria: 366 km
Croatia: 329 km
Romania: 443 km
Serbia and Montenegro: 151 km
Slovakia: 677 km
Slovenia: 102 km
Ukraine: 103 km||7
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Iceland'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
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India'''.html">Bangladesh: 4,053 km
Bhutan: 605 km
Burma: 1,463 km
China,_People's Republic of.html">People's Republic of China|China, People's Republic of: 3,380 km
Nepal: 1,690 km
Pakistan: 2,912 km||6
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Indonesia'''||2,830 km||
East Timor: 228 km
Malaysia: 1,782 km
Papua New Guinea: 820 km ||3
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Iran'''||5,440 km||
Afghanistan: 936 km
Armenia: 35 km
Azerbaijan-proper: 432 km
Azerbaijan-
Naxcivan exclave: 179 km
Iraq: 1,458 km
Pakistan: 909 km
Turkey: 499 km
Turkmenistan: 992 km ||7
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Iraq'''||3,650 km||
Iran: 1,458 km
Jordan: 181 km
Kuwait: 240 km
Saudi Arabia: 814 km
Syria: 605 km
Turkey: 352 km ||6
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Republic of Ireland'''.html">United Kingdom
UK: 360 km
Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border ''ex'' ||1
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Israel'''||1,017 km||
Egypt: 266 km
Gaza Strip: 51 km
Jordan: 238 km
Lebanon: 79 km
Syria: 76 km
West Bank: 307 km ||6
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Italy'''||1,932.2 km||
Austria: 430 km
France: 488 km
Holy See (
Vatican City): 3.2 km
San Marino: 39 km
Slovenia: 232 km
Switzerland: 740 km||6
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{| class="wikitable"
! width="10%" align=left valign=top|Country/Region
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Total Borders
! width="15%" align=left valign=top|Neighbours and Borders
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Number of neighbours
|- valign=top
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Jamaica'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
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Jan Mayen''''' (Norway)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
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Japan'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
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Jarvis Island''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Jersey''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
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Johnston Atoll''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
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Jordan'''||1,635 km||
Iraq: 181 km
Israel: 238 km
Saudi Arabia: 744 km
Syria: 375 km
West Bank: 97 km ||5
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Juan de Nova Island''''' (French
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean scattered island)||N/A||N/A||N/A
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Kazakhstan'''.html">People's Republic of China
China, People's Republic of: 1,533 km
Kyrgyzstan: 1,051 km
Russia: 6,846 km
Turkmenistan: 379 km
Uzbekistan: 2,203 km ||5
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Kenya'''||3,477 km||
Ethiopia: 861 km
Somalia: 682 km
Sudan: 232 km
Tanzania: 769 km
Uganda: 933 km ||5
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Kingman Reef''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
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Kiribati'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
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Korea, North'''.html">People's Republic of China
China, People's Republic of: 1,416 km
South Korea: 238 km
Russia: 19 km ||1
|- valign=top
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Korea, South'''||238 km||
North Korea: 238 km ||1
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|'''
Kuwait'''||462 km||
Iraq: 240 km
Saudi Arabia: 222 km ||2
|- valign=top
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Kyrgyzstan'''.html">People's Republic of China
China, People's Republic of: 858 km
Kazakhstan: 1,051 km
Tajikistan: 870 km
Uzbekistan: 1,099 km||4
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Laos'''.html">Burma: 235 km
Cambodia: 541 km
China,_People's Republic of.html">People's Republic of China|China, People's Republic of: 423 km
Thailand: 1,754 km
Vietnam: 2,130 km ||5
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Latvia'''||1,150 km||
Belarus: 141 km
Estonia: 339 km
Lithuania: 453 km
Russia: 217 km ||4
|- valign=top
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Lebanon'''||454 km||
Israel: 79 km
Syria: 375 km ||2
|- valign=top
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Lesotho'''||909 km||
South Africa: 909 km ||1
|- valign=top
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Liberia'''||1,585 km||
Guinea: 563 km
Côte d'Ivoire: 716 km
Sierra Leone: 306 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Libya'''||4,348 km||
Algeria: 982 km
Chad: 1,055 km
Egypt: 1,115 km
Niger: 354 km
Sudan: 383 km
Tunisia: 459 km ||6
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|'''
Liechtenstein'''||76 km||
Austria: 34.9 km
Switzerland: 41.1 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Lithuania'''||1,273 km||
Belarus: 502 km
Latvia: 453 km
Poland: 91 km
Russia (
Kaliningrad): 227 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''
Luxembourg'''||359 km||
Belgium: 148 km
France: 73 km
Germany: 138 km ||3
|}
M-O
{| class="wikitable"
! width="10%" align=left valign=top|Country/Region
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Total Borders
! width="15%" align=left valign=top|Neighbours and Borders
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Number of neighbours
|- valign=top
|'''''
Macau''''' (People's Republic of China).html">Mainland China: 0.34 km (Macau is a
special administrative region of the
People's Republic of China. This internal border with the
mainland.html">mainland China|mainland of the People's Republic of China is often taken into account, as per the "
One Country, Two Systems" policy and the
Basic Law of Macau Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region.||1
|- valign=top
|'''
Republic of Macedonia'''||766 km||
Albania: 151 km
Bulgaria: 148 km
Greece: 246 km
Serbia and Montenegro: 221 km||4
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
|'''
Madagascar'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Malawi'''||2,881 km||
Mozambique: 1,569 km
Tanzania: 475 km
Zambia: 837 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Malaysia'''||2,669 km||
Brunei: 381 km
Indonesia: 1,782 km
Thailand: 506 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Maldives'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Mali'''||7,243 km||
Algeria: 1,376 km
Burkina Faso: 1,000 km
Guinea: 858 km
Côte d'Ivoire: 532 km
Mauritania: 2,237 km
Niger: 821 km
Senegal: 419 km ||7
|- valign=top
|'''
Malta'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Man, Isle of''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Marshall Islands'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Martinique''''' (French
overseas department)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Mauritania'''||5,074 km||
Algeria: 463 km
Mali: 2,237 km
Senegal: 813 km
Western Sahara: 1,561 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''
Mauritius'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Mayotte''''' (French overseas departmental collectivity)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Mexico'''.html">Belize: 250 km
Guatemala: 962 km
U.S..html">United_States|U.S.: 3,141 km
U.S.-Mexico border ''ex'' ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Micronesia, Federated States of'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Midway Islands''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Moldova'''||1,389 km||
Romania: 450 km
Ukraine: 939 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Monaco'''||4.4 km||
France: 4.4 km ||1
|- valign=top
|'''
Mongolia'''.html">People's Republic of China
China, People's Republic of: 4,677 km
Russia: 3,543 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''''
Montserrat''''' (French
overseas department)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Morocco'''||2,017.9 km||
Algeria: 1,559 km
Western Sahara: 443 km
Spain (
Ceuta): 6.3 km
Spain (
Melilla): 9.6 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Mozambique'''||4,571 km||
Malawi: 1,569 km
South Africa: 491 km
Swaziland: 105 km
Tanzania: 756 km
Zambia: 419 km
Zimbabwe: 1,231 km ||6
|- valign=top
|'''
Namibia'''||3,936 km||
Angola: 1,376 km
Botswana: 1,360 km
South Africa: 967 km
Zambia: 233 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''
Nauru'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Navassa Island''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Nepal'''.html">People's Republic of China
China, People's Republic of: 1,236 km
India: 1,690 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''''
Netherlands Antilles''''' (Kingdom of the Netherlands)||10.2 km||
Guadeloupe,
France (on
Saint Martin): 10.2 km ||1
|- valign=top
|'''
Netherlands'''||1,027 km||
Belgium: 450 km
Germany: 577 km
(plus 10.2 km with France between Netherlands Antilles and Guadeloupe) ||2 (3)
|- valign=top
|'''''
New Caledonia''''' (French overseas country)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
New Zealand'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Nicaragua'''||1,231 km||
Costa Rica: 309 km
Honduras: 922 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Nigeria'''||4,047 km||
Benin: 773 km
Cameroon: 1,690 km
Chad: 87 km
Niger: 1,497 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''
Niger'''||5,697 km||
Algeria: 956 km
Benin: 266 km
Burkina Faso: 628 km
Chad: 1,175 km
Libya: 354 km
Mali: 821 km
Nigeria: 1,497 km ||7
|- valign=top
|'''''
Niue''''' (New Zealand)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Norfolk Island'''''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Northern Mariana Islands''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Norway'''||2,551 km||
Finland: 736 km
Sweden: 1,619 km
Russia: 196 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Oman'''||1,374 km||
Saudi Arabia: 676 km
UAE: 410 km
Yemen: 288 km ||3
|}
P-S
{| class="wikitable"
! width="10%" align=left valign=top|Country/Region
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Total Borders
! width="15%" align=left valign=top|Neighbours and Borders
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Number of neighbours
|- valign=top
|'''
Pakistan'''.html">Afghanistan: 2,430 km
China,_People's Republic of.html">People's Republic of China|China, People's Republic of: 523 km
India: 2,912 km
Iran: 909 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''
Palau'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Palmyra Atoll''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Panama'''||555 km||
Colombia: 225 km
Costa Rica: 330 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Papua New Guinea'''||820 km||
Indonesia: 820 km ||1
|- valign=top
|'''''
Paracel Islands''''' (various claims)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Paraguay'''||3,920 km||
Argentina: 1,880 km
Bolivia: 750 km
Brazil: 1,290 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Peru'''||5,536 km||
Bolivia: 900 km
Brazil: 1,560 km
Chile: 160 km
Colombia: 1,496 km (est.)
Ecuador: 1,420 km ||5
|- valign=top
|'''
Philippines'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Pitcairn Islands''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Poland'''||2,788 km||
Belarus: 407 km
Czech Republic: 658 km
Germany: 456 km
Lithuania: 91 km
Russia (
Kaliningrad Oblast): 206 km
Slovakia: 444 km
Ukraine: 526 km ||7
|- valign=top
|'''
Portugal'''||1,214 km||
Spain: 1,214 km ||1
|- valign=top
|'''''
Puerto Rico''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Qatar'''||60 km||
Saudi Arabia: 60 km ||1
|- valign=top
|'''''
Reunion''''' (French
overseas department)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Romania'''||2,508 km||
Bulgaria: 608 km
Hungary: 443 km
Moldova: 450 km
Serbia and Montenegro: 476 km
Ukraine (north): 362 km
Ukraine (east): 169 km ||5
|- valign=top
|'''
Russia'''.html">Azerbaijan: 284 km
Belarus: 959 km
China,_People's Republic of.html">People's Republic of China|China, People's Republic of (southeast): 3,605 km
People's Republic of China China, People's Republic of (south): 40 km
Estonia: 294 km
Finland: 1,340 km
Georgia (country) Georgia: 723 km
Kazakhstan: 6,846 km
North Korea: 19 km
Latvia: 217 km
Lithuania (
Kaliningrad Oblast): 227 km
Mongolia: 3,485 km
Norway: 196 km
Poland (
Kaliningrad Oblast): 206 km
Ukraine: 1,576 km ||14
|- valign=top
|'''
Rwanda'''||893 km||
Burundi: 290 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 217 km
Tanzania: 217 km
Uganda: 169 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''''
Saint Helena''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Saint Kitts and Nevis'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Saint Lucia'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Saint Pierre and Miquelon''''' (French overseas collectivity)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Samoa'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
San Marino'''||39 km||
Italy: 39 km ||1
|- valign=top
|'''
Sao Tome and Principe'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Saudi Arabia'''||4,431 km||
Iraq: 814 km
Jordan: 744 km
Kuwait: 222 km
Oman: 676 km
Qatar: 60 km
UAE: 457 km
Yemen: 1,458 km ||7
|- valign=top
|'''
Senegal'''||2,640 km||
Gambia: 740 km
Guinea: 330 km
Guinea-Bissau: 338 km
Mali: 419 km
Mauritania: 813 km||5
|- valign=top
|'''
Serbia and Montenegro'''||2,246 km||
Albania: 287 km
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 527 km
Bulgaria: 318 km
Croatia (north): 241 km
Croatia (south): 25 km
Hungary: 151 km
Republic of Macedonia: 221 km
Romania: 476 km||7
|- valign=top
|'''
Seychelles'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Sierra Leone'''||958 km||
Guinea: 652 km
Liberia: 306 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Singapore'''||N/A||(Singapore is connected to
Malaysia by a
causeway)||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Slovakia'''||1,524 km||
Austria: 91 km
Czech Republic: 215 km
Hungary: 677 km
Poland: 444 km
Ukraine: 97 km ||5
|- valign=top
|'''
Slovenia'''||1,334 km||
Austria: 330 km
Croatia: 670 km
Italy: 232 km
Hungary: 102 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''
Solomon Islands'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Somalia'''||2,340 km||
Djibouti: 58 km
Ethiopia: 1,600 km
Kenya: 682 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
South Africa'''||4,862 km||
Botswana: 1,840 km
Lesotho: 909 km
Mozambique: 491 km
Namibia: 967 km
Swaziland: 430 km
Zimbabwe: 225 km ||6
|- valign=top
|'''''
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands''''' (UK)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Spain'''||1,917.8 km||
Andorra: 63.7 km
France: 623 km
Gibraltar: 1.2 km
Portugal: 1,214 km
Morocco (
Ceuta): 6.3 km
Morocco (
Melilla): 9.6 km ||5
|- valign=top
|'''''
Spratly Islands''''' (various claims)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Sri Lanka'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Sudan'''||7,687 km||
Central African Republic: 1,165 km
Chad: 1,360 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 628 km
Egypt: 1,273 km
Eritrea: 605 km
Ethiopia: 1,606 km
Kenya: 232 km
Libya: 383 km
Uganda: 435 km ||9
|- valign=top
|'''
Suriname'''||1,707 km||
Brazil: 597 km
French Guiana (France): 510 km
Guyana: 600 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''''
Svalbard''''' (Norway)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Swaziland'''||535 km||
Mozambique: 105 km
South Africa: 430 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Sweden'''||2,233 km||
Finland: 614 km
Norway: 1,619 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Switzerland'''||1,852 km||
Austria: 164 km
France: 573 km
Italy: 740 km
Liechtenstein: 41 km
Germany: 334 km
|- valign=top||5
|'''
Syria'''||2,253 km||
Iraq: 605 km
Israel: 76 km
Jordan: 375 km
Lebanon: 375 km
Turkey: 822 km ||5
|}
T-V
{| class="wikitable"
! width="10%" align=left valign=top|Country/Region
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Total Borders
! width="15%" align=left valign=top|Neighbours and Borders
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Number of neighbours
|- valign=top
| '''''
Taiwan'''''.html">#A-C
China, Republic of||
|- valign=top
|'''
Tajikistan'''.html">Afghanistan: 1,206 km
China,_People's Republic of.html">People's Republic of China|China, People's Republic of: 414 km
Kyrgyzstan: 870 km
Uzbekistan: 1,161 km||4
|- valign=top
|'''
Tanzania'''||3,861 km||
Burundi: 451 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 459 km
Kenya: 769 km
Malawi: 475 km
Mozambique: 756 km
Rwanda: 217 km
Uganda: 396 km
Zambia: 338 km ||8
|- valign=top
|'''
Thailand'''||4,863 km||
Burma: 1,800 km
Cambodia: 803 km
Laos: 1,754 km
Malaysia: 506 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''
Togo'''||1,647 km||
Benin: 644 km
Burkina Faso: 126 km
Ghana: 877 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''''
Tokelau''''' (NZ)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Tonga'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Trinidad and Tobago'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Tromelin Island''''' (French
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean scattered island)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Tunisia'''||1,424 km||
Algeria: 965 km
Libya: 459 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Turkey'''.html">Armenia: 268 km
Azerbaijan: 9 km
Bulgaria: 240 km
Georgia.html">Georgia_(country)|Georgia: 252 km
Greece: 206 km
Iran: 499 km
Iraq: 352 km
Syria: 822 km ||8
|- valign=top
|'''
Turkmenistan'''||3,736 km||
Afghanistan: 744 km
Iran: 992 km
Kazakhstan: 379 km
Uzbekistan: 1,621 km ||4
|- valign=top
|'''''
Turks and Caicos Islands'''''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Tuvalu'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Uganda'''||2,698 km||
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 765 km
Kenya: 933 km
Rwanda: 169 km
Sudan: 435 km
Tanzania: 396 km ||5
|- valign=top
|'''
Ukraine'''||4,663 km||
Belarus: 891 km
Hungary: 103 km
Moldova: 939 km
Poland: 526 km
Romania (south): 169 km
Romania (west): 362 km
Russia: 1,576 km
Slovakia: 97 km ||8
|- valign=top
|'''
United Arab Emirates'''||867 km||
Oman: 410 km
Saudi Arabia: 457 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
United Kingdom'''.html">Republic of Ireland: 360 km
''ex''.html">Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border|''ex'' ||1
|- valign=top
|'''
United States'''.html">Canada: 8,893 km (including: 2,477 km with
Alaska)
Mexico: 3,141 km
''ex''.html">U.S.-Mexico border|''ex'' ||2
|- valign=top
|'''''
U.S. Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Uruguay'''||1,564 km||
Argentina: 579 km
Brazil: 985 km||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Uzbekistan'''||6,221 km||
Afghanistan: 137 km
Kazakhstan: 2,203 km
Kyrgyzstan: 1,099 km
Tajikistan: 1,161 km
Turkmenistan: 1,621 km ||5
|- valign=top
|'''
Vanuatu'''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''
Venezuela'''||4,993 km||
Brazil: 2,200 km
Colombia: 2,050 km
Guyana: 743 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Vietnam'''.html">Cambodia: 1,228 km
China,_People's Republic of.html">People's Republic of China|China, People's Republic of: 1,281 km
Laos: 2,130 km ||3
|}
W-Z
{| class="wikitable"
! width="10%" align=left valign=top|Country/Region
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Total Borders
! width="15%" align=left valign=top|Neighbours and Borders
! width="5%" align=left valign=top|Number of neighbours
|- valign=top
|'''''
Wake Island''''' (US)||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
Wallis and Futuna'''''||N/A||N/A||N/A
|- valign=top
|'''''
West Bank'''''||404 km||
Israel: 307 km
Jordan: 97 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''''
Western Sahara'''''||2,046 km||
Algeria: 42 km
Mauritania: 1,561 km
Morocco: 443 km ||3
|- valign=top
|'''
Yemen'''||1,746 km||
Oman: 288 km
Saudi Arabia: 1,458 km ||2
|- valign=top
|'''
Zambia'''||5,664 km||
Angola: 1,110 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,930 km
Malawi: 837 km
Mozambique: 419 km
Namibia: 233 km
Tanzania: 338 km
Zimbabwe: 797 km ||7
|- valign=top
|'''
Zimbabwe'''||3,066 km||
Botswana: 813 km
Mozambique: 1,231 km
South Africa: 225 km
Zambia: 797 km ||4
|}
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
List of countries and territories
by length of land borders
{{expand list}}
*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, Note: Macau is a
special administrative region of the
People's Republic of China. This 0.34m is the length of its border with the
mainland China mainland of the People's Republic of China),
Vatican City (
Holy See) (3.2 km)
*longest -
People's Republic of China (22,117 km)
by number of neighbours
{{expand list}}
* no land border - ''see
borderless country list of borderless countries''
* with 1 neighbour - ''see
list of countries that border only one other 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 (country) 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, Republic of the 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,
Metropolitan France France (metropolitan),
Tanzania,
Turkey
*with 9 neighbours -
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 (if including its internal
borders between the [[mainland China mainland and the two
special administrative regions )
See also
*
List of countries that border only one other country
*
Island nations
*
List of island nations
*
List of divided islands
*
Landlocked
Sources
-
CIA World Factbook
Category:Lists of countries Borders, land
Category:Borders
fr:Liste des pays par frontière terrestre
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