List of countries and territories by number of land borders
This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighbouring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders.
Countries or territories that are connected only by man-made structures such as bridges, causeways or tunnels are not considered to have land borders. However, borders along lakes, rivers, and other internal waters are considered land borders for the purposes of this article.
Land borders
Distinct land borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbours. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour.Distinct land neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.
Superlatives
- Longest land border: :
- Longest land border between two countries:
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- # – : 5,308 km
- # – : 4,677 km
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- Longest single segments of land borders:
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- Shortest land borders between two countries:
- # – : near Kazungula
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- # – : at Hans Island
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- Shortest single segments of land border:
- # – : at Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera
- # – : at K Island
- # – : at what was previously thought to be the Kazungula quadripoint
- # – : at Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog
- # – : at Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog
- # – : north of Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog
- # – : at Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog
- # – : at Kataja
- Shortest single segments of land border, if including islands in lakes and rivers:
- # – : Tannsjøen/Tannsjön
- Most separate segments of land borders between any two countries or territories:
- # – : 31
- # – : 6
- # – : 6
- # – : 6
- # – : 6
- # – : 4
- Highest number of bordering countries:
- *: 14
- *: 14
Artificial border crossings
In addition to the above number of land borders per country, some countries have a man-made bridge, causeway or tunnel between each other without having any proper land border. These artificial land borders are usually less than long.| Country | Country | Artificial connection |
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