Countries are one of the oldest ways to separate between large groups of people. They are political lines drawn in the sand, sometimes separating different cultures, religions and even enemies. Some are very relaxed, taking only a skip and a jump to go from one country to the other, while some are defined by natural geography. Here is a fantastic collection of 50 international borders from around the world! |
1. Residents Of Naco, Arizona and Naco, Mexico play a game of volleyball over the fence between USA and Mexico. |
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2. Slovakia, Austria and Hungary |
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3. Norway and Sweden |
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4. Netherlands and Belgium |
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5. Poland and Ukraine |
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6. Australia and everywhere |
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7. Haiti, on the left and the Dominican Republic, on the right; distinguished by their radically different environmental protection policies. |
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8. A zipline connects Spain and Portugal |
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9. Macau drives on the left side of the road, mainland China drives on the right, so this is what they do at the order. |
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10. USA and Mexico |
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11. Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay |
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12. Bolivia and Brazil |
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13. USA and Mexico |
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14. Denmark and Sweden |
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15. Point where borders of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium converge near the city of Aachen. |
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16. USA and Canada |
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17. Germany and Czech Republic showcase two different approaches to bark beetle infestation – Silvicultural intervention vs. intentional neglect. |
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18. Sweden and Norway |
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19. The Lithuanian woman to the right is speaking with her Belarusian relatives across the fence at the border between Belarus and Lithuania. |
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20. Egypt and Israel |
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21. Spain and Portugal |
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22. Germany and Poland and Czech |
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23. North Korea vs. South Korea |
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24. North Korea and South Korea (on the ground) |
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25. A golden triangle between Thailand, Myanmar and Laos |
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26. River Prut as the border between Romania and the Republic of Moldova. |
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27. Iguazu Falls (border between Argentina and Brazil) |
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28. Austria – Slovenia Alpine Border |
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29. The border between Germany and Poland, on the beach of Usedom |
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30. Russia and Belarus |
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31. Poland-Ukraine-Slovakia Border on the top of Krzemieniec Mountain |
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32. India and Pakistan border, visible from space |
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33. Canada-USA Border, 1000 Islands |
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34. USA and Canada |
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35. Hadrian’s Wall Scotland - England (built because the Romans were afraid of the Scots). |
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36. Hermann Castle and Ivangorod Castle on the Estonian-Russian border, formed by the Narva River. |
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37. Finland–Sweden–Norway |
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38. Between Asia and Europe in Russia |
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39. India – Pakistan Border (Atari – Wagah) |
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40. Slovakia (left) vs. Ukraine (right) |
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41. Chile-Argentina |
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42. Bulgarian-Turkish Border |
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43. Poland (Cieszyn) and Czech (Český Těšín) |
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44. France – Switzerland – Germany (in Basel) |
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45. Belize-Guatemala border in the jungle |
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46. The real border between Chile (left) and Argentina (right): Cordillera De Los Andes |
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47. EU and Rest of the World (Spain and Morocco) |
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48. Between France and Germany – Only the different city limit sign shows the difference |
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49. Border between Brazil and Uruguay |
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50. Ban Gioc Waterfall at the border between Vietnam and China |