List of land border lengths
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This is a list of land borders between countries
Note: Entries which are not sovereign states are italicized.
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| Country/region | Total borders (km) | Neighbours and borders | Number of neighbours[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Abkhazia |
? |  Russia,  Georgia |
2 |
 Afghanistan |
5,529 |  China: 76 km Iran: 936 km Pakistan: 2,430 km Tajikistan: 1,206 km Turkmenistan: 744 km Uzbekistan: 137 km |
6 |
| Akrotiri (UK) | 49 |  Cyprus: 49 km |
1 |
 Albania |
720 |  Greece: 282 km Republic of Macedonia: 151 km Montenegro: 172 km Kosovo: 112 km |
4 |
 Algeria |
6,343 |  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 |
 American Samoa (US) |
0 | - | 0 |
 Andorra |
120.3 |  France: 56.6 km Spain: 63.7 km |
2 |
 Angola |
5,198 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,511 km (of which: 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province) Republic of the Congo: 201 km Namibia: 1,376 km Zambia: 1,110 km |
4 |
 Anguilla (UK) |
0 | - | 0 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
0 | - | 0 |
 Argentina |
9,665 |  Bolivia: 832 km Brazil: 1,224 km Chile: 5,308 km Paraguay: 1,880 km Uruguay: 579 km |
5 |
 Armenia |
1,254 |  Azerbaijan-proper: 566 kmNakhichevan exclave: 221 km Georgia: 164 km Iran: 35 km Turkey: 268 km |
4 |
 Aruba(Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
0 | - | 0 |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) | 0 | - | 0 |
 Australia |
0 | - | 0 |
 Austria |
2,562 |  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 |
| Azerbaijan |
2,013 | Armenia (with Azerbaijan-proper): 566 km Nagorno-Karabakh Republic: 221 km Georgia: 322 km Iran : 432 km Russia: 284 km Turkey (with Azerbaijan-Nakhichevan exclave): 9 km |
5 |
 Bahamas, The |
0 | - | 0 |
 Bahrain |
0 | - | 0 |
| Baker Island (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
 Bangladesh |
4,246 |  Burma: 193 km India: 4,053 km |
2 |
 Barbados |
0 | - | 0 |
 Belarus |
2,900 |  Latvia: 141 km Lithuania: 502 km Poland: 407 km Russia: 959 km Ukraine: 891 km |
5 |
| Belgium | 1,385 | France: 620 km Germany: 167 km Luxembourg: 148 km Netherlands: 450 km |
4 |
| Belize | 516 |  Guatemala: 266 km Mexico: 250 km |
2 |
| Benin | 1,989 |  Burkina Faso: 306 km Niger: 266 km Nigeria: 773 km Togo: 644 km |
4 |
| Bermuda (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Bhutan | 1,075 | People's Republic of China: 470 km India: 605 km |
2 |
| Bolivia | 6,743 | Argentina: 832 km Brazil: 3,400 km Chile: 861 km Paraguay: 750 km Peru: 900 km |
5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,459 |  Croatia: 932 km Montenegro: 225 km Serbia: 302 km |
3 |
| Botswana | 4,015 | Namibia: 1,360 km South Africa: 1,840 km Zambia: 2 km Zimbabwe: 813 km |
4 |
| Bouvet Island (Norway) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Brazil | 14,691 | 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 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| British Virgin Islands (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Brunei | 381 |  Malaysia: 381 km |
1 |
| Bulgaria | 1,808 | Greece: 494 km Republic of Macedonia: 148 km Romania: 608 km Serbia: 318 km Turkey: 240 km |
5 |
| Burkina Faso | 3,193 | Benin: 306 km Côte d'Ivoire: 584 km Ghana: 549 km Mali: 1,000 km Niger: 628 km Togo: 126 km |
6 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 5,876 | Bangladesh: 193 km China: 2,185 km India: 1,463 km Laos: 235 km Thailand: 1,800 km |
5 |
| Burundi | 974 | Democratic Republic of the Congo: 233 km Rwanda: 290 km Tanzania: 451 km |
3 |
| Cambodia | 2,572 |  Laos: 541 km Thailand: 803 km Vietnam: 1,228 km |
3 |
| Cameroon | 4,591 |  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 |
6 |
| Canada | 8,893 |  United States: 8,893 km (includes: 2,477 km with Alaska) (info) |
1 |
| Cape Verde | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Cayman Islands (UK) | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 5,203 | 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 |
| Chad | 5,968 |  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 |
| Chile | 6,171 | Argentina: 5,150 km Bolivia: 861 km Peru: 160 km |
3 |
| China, People's Republic of | 22,117 (22,147) | 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: 3,645 km Tajikistan: 414 km Vietnam: 1,281 km Hong Kong: 30 km
|
|
| Christmas Island (Australia) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Clipperton Island (France) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Colombia | 6,004 | Brazil: 1,643 km Ecuador: 590 km Panama: 225 km Peru: 1,496 km Venezuela: 2,050 km (est.) |
5 |
| Comoros | 0 | - | 0 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10,730 | Angola: 2,511 km (of which: 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous 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 |
9 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 5,504 | Angola: 201 km Cameroon: 523 km Central African Republic: 467 km Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,410 km Gabon: 1,903 km |
5 |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Coral Sea Islands (Australia) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 639 |  Nicaragua: 309 km Panama: 330 km |
2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3,110 | Burkina Faso: 584 km Ghana: 668 km Guinea: 610 km Liberia: 716 km Mali: 532 km |
5 |
| Croatia | 2,197 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina: 932 km Hungary: 329 km Montenegro: 25 km Serbia: 241 km Slovenia: 670 km |
5 |
| Cuba | 0 | Cuba has a 29 km border with US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, which is not an international border | 0 |
| Cyprus | 152 | Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK): 152 km | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1,881 | Austria: 362 km Germany: 646 km Poland: 658 km Slovakia: 215 km |
4 |
| Denmark | 125 | Germany: 125 km (Denmark is connected with Sweden by a highway/railroad bridge) |
1 |
| Dhekelia (UK) | ? | Cyprus: 103 km Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: ?km |
2 |
| Djibouti | 516 |  Eritrea: 109 km Ethiopia: 349 km Somalia: 58 km |
3 |
| Dominican Republic | 360 |  Haiti: 360 km |
1 |
| Dominica | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| East Timor | 228 |  Indonesia: 228 km |
1 |
| Ecuador | 2,010 | Colombia: 590 km Peru: 1,420 km |
2 |
| Egypt | 2,665 |  Gaza Strip: 11 km Israel: 266 km Libya: 1,115 km Sudan: 1,273 km |
4 |
| El Salvador | 545 | Guatemala: 203 km Honduras: 342 km |
2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 539 | Cameroon: 189 km Gabon: 350 km |
2 |
| Eritrea | 1,626 |  Djibouti: 109 km Ethiopia: 912 km Sudan: 605 km |
3 |
| Estonia | 633 | Latvia: 339 km Russia: 294 km |
2 |
| Ethiopia | 5,328 | Djibouti: 349 km Eritrea: 912 km Kenya: 861 km Somalia: 1,600 km Sudan: 1,606 km |
5 |
| European Union | 12,440.80 | Albania: 282 km Andorra 120.3 km Belarus: 1,050 km Croatia: 999 km Vatican City: 3.2 km Liechtenstein: 34.9 km Republic of Macedonia: 394 km Moldova: 450 km Monaco: 4.4 km Norway: 2,348 km Russia: 2,257 km San Marino: 39 km Serbia: 945 km Switzerland: 1,811 km Turkey: 446 km Ukraine: 1,257 km French Guiana a member of European Union overseas territory that has 1,240 km borders with Brazil and Suriname |
16 (18) |
| Falkland Islands (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Fiji | 0 | - | 0 |
| Finland | 2,690 | Norway: 736 km Sweden: 614 km Russia: 1,340 km |
3 |
| France [2] | 2,889 | 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 French Guiana a member of European Union overseas territory that has 1240 km borders with Brazil and Suriname, and Saint Martin that has a 10.2 km Dutch border) |
8 (11) |
| French Guiana (France) [3] | 1,183 | Brazil: 673 km Suriname: 510 km |
2 |
| French Polynesia (France) | 0 | - | 0 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Gabon | 2,551 | Cameroon: 298 km Republic of the Congo: 1,903 km Equatorial Guinea: 350 km |
3 |
| Gambia, The | 740 |  Senegal: 740 km |
1 |
| Gaza Strip | 62 |  Egypt: 11 km Israel: 51 km |
2 |
| Georgia | 1,461 | Armenia: 164 km Azerbaijan: 322 km Russia: 723 km Turkey: 252 km Abkhazia:? South Ossetia:? |
6 |
| Germany | 3,621 | Austria: 784 km Belgium: 167 km Czech Republic: 646 km Denmark: 125 km France: 451 km Luxembourg: 138 km Netherlands: 577 km Poland: 456 km Switzerland: 334 km |
9 |
| Ghana | 2,094 | Burkina Faso: 549 km Côte d'Ivoire: 668 km Togo: 877 km |
3 |
| Gibraltar (UK) | 1.2 | Spain: 1.2 km |
1 |
| Greece | 1,228 | Albania: 282 km Bulgaria: 494 km Turkey: 206 km Republic of Macedonia: 246 km |
4 |
| Greenland (Denmark) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Grenada | 0 | - | 0 |
| Guadeloupe (France) [3] | 0 | - | 0 |
| Guam (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Guatemala | 1,687 |  Belize: 266 km El Salvador: 203 km Honduras: 256 km Mexico: 962 km |
4 |
| Guernsey (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 724 | Guinea: 386 km Senegal: 338 km |
2 |
| Guinea | 3,399 | Côte d'Ivoire: 610 km Guinea-Bissau: 386 km Liberia: 563 km Mali: 858 km Senegal: 330 km Sierra Leone: 652 km |
6 |
| Guyana | 2,462 | Brazil: 1,119 km Suriname: 600 km Venezuela: 743 km |
3 |
| Haiti | 360 |  Dominican Republic: 360 km |
1 |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 3.2 | Italy: 3.2 km |
1 |
| Honduras | 1,520 | Guatemala: 256 km El Salvador: 342 km Nicaragua: 922 km |
3 |
| Hong Kong | 30 | China 30 km |
1 |
| Howland Island (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Hungary | 2,171 | Austria: 366 km Croatia: 329 km Romania: 443 km Serbia: 151 km Slovakia: 677 km Slovenia: 102 km Ukraine: 103 km |
7 |
| Iceland | 0 | - | 0 |
| India | 14,103 | Bangladesh: 4,053 km Bhutan: 605 km Burma: 1,463 km People's Republic of China: 3,380 km Nepal: 1,690 km Pakistan : 2,912 km |
6 |
| Indonesia | 2,830 |  East Timor: 228 km Malaysia: 1,782 km Papua New Guinea: 820 km |
3 |
| Iran | 5,440 | Afghanistan: 936 km Armenia: 35 km Azerbaijan: 432 km Iraq: 1,458 km Pakistan: 909 km Turkey: 499 km Turkmenistan: 992 km |
7 |
| Iraq | 3,650 | Iran: 1,458 km Jordan: 181 km Kuwait: 240 km Saudi Arabia: 814 km Syria: 605 km Turkey: 352 km |
6 |
| Republic of Ireland | 360 |  United Kingdom: 360 km (info) |
1 |
| Israel | 1,017 | Egypt: 266 km Gaza Strip: 51 km Jordan: 238 km Lebanon: 79 km Syria: 76 km West Bank: 307 km |
6 |
| Italy | 1,932.20 | Austria: 430 km France: 488 km Vatican City: 3.2 km San Marino: 39 km Slovenia: 232 km Switzerland: 740 km |
6 |
| Jamaica | 0 | - | 0 |
| Jan Mayen (Norway) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | - | 0 |
| Jarvis Island (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Jersey (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Johnston Atoll (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Jordan | 1,635 | Iraq: 181 km Israel: 238 km Saudi Arabia: 744 km Syria: 375 km West Bank: 97 km |
5 |
| Kazakhstan | 12,012 | People's Republic of China: 1,533 km Kyrgyzstan: 1,051 km Russia: 6,846 km Turkmenistan: 379 km Uzbekistan: 2,203 km |
5 |
| Kenya | 3,477 | Ethiopia: 861 km Somalia: 682 km Sudan: 232 km Tanzania: 769 km Uganda: 933 km |
5 |
| Kingman Reef (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Kiribati | 0 | - | 0 |
| Korea, North | 1,673 | People's Republic of China: 1,416 km South Korea: 238 km Russia: 19 km |
3 |
| Korea, South | 238 | North Korea: 238 km |
1 |
| Kosovo | 701 | Albania: 112 km Republic of Macedonia: 159 km Montenegro: 79 km Serbia: 352 km |
4 |
| Kuwait | 462 | Iraq: 240 km Saudi Arabia: 222 km |
2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3,878 | People's Republic of China: 858 km Kazakhstan: 1,051 km Tajikistan: 870 km Uzbekistan: 1,099 km |
4 |
| Laos | 5,083 | Burma: 235 km Cambodia: 541 km China, People's Republic of: 423 km Thailand: 1,754 km Vietnam: 2,130 km |
5 |
| Latvia | 1,150 | Belarus: 141 km Estonia: 339 km Lithuania: 453 km Russia: 217 km |
4 |
| Lebanon | 454 | Israel: 79 km Syria: 375 km |
2 |
| Lesotho | 909 |  South Africa: 909 km |
1 |
| Liberia | 1,585 | Guinea: 563 km Côte d'Ivoire: 716 km Sierra Leone: 306 km |
3 |
| Libya | 4,348 | Algeria: 982 km Chad: 1,055 km Egypt: 1,115 km Niger: 354 km Sudan: 383 km Tunisia: 459 km |
6 |
| Liechtenstein | 76 | Austria: 34.9 km Switzerland: 41.1 km |
2 |
| Lithuania | 1,273 | Belarus: 502 km Latvia: 453 km Poland: 91 km Russia (Kaliningrad): 227 km |
4 |
| Luxembourg | 359 | Belgium: 148 km France: 73 km Germany: 138 km |
3 |
| Macau | 0.34 | China: 0.34 km | 1 |
| Republic of Macedonia | 766 | Albania: 151 km Bulgaria: 148 km Greece: 246 km Kosovo: 159 km Serbia: 62 km |
5 |
| Madagascar | 0 | - | 0 |
| Malawi | 2,881 |  Mozambique: 1,569 km Tanzania: 475 km Zambia: 837 km |
3 |
| Malaysia | 3,147.30 | Brunei: 481.3 km Indonesia: 2,019.5 km Thailand: 646.5 km |
3 |
| Maldives | 0 | - | 0 |
| Mali | 7,243 | 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 |
| Malta | 0 | - | 0 |
| Isle of Man (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Marshall Islands | 0 | - | 0 |
| Martinique (France) [3] | 0 | - | 0 |
| Mauritania | 5,074 | Algeria: 463 km Mali: 2,237 km Senegal: 813 km Western Sahara: 1,561 km |
4 |
| Mauritius | 0 | - | 0 |
| Mayotte (France) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Mexico | 4,353 | Belize: 250 km Guatemala: 962 km United States: 3,141 km (info) |
3 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | - | 0 |
| Midway Islands (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Moldova | 1,389 | Romania: 450 km Ukraine: 939 km |
2 |
| Monaco | 4.4 | France: 4.4 km |
1 |
| Mongolia | 8,220 | People's Republic of China: 4,677 km Russia: 3,543 km |
2 |
| Montenegro | 625 | Albania: 172 km Bosnia and Herzegovina: 225 km Croatia: 25 km Kosovo: 79 km Serbia: 124 km |
4 |
| Montserrat (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Morocco | 2,017.90 | Algeria: 1,559 km Western Sahara: 443 km Spain (Ceuta): 6.3 km Spain (Melilla): 9.6 km Spain (Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera): 85 m |
3 |
| Mozambique | 4,571 |  Malawi: 1,569 km South Africa: 491 km Swaziland: 105 km Tanzania: 756 km Zambia: 419 km Zimbabwe: 1,231 km |
6 |
| Namibia | 3,936 | Angola: 1,376 km Botswana: 1,360 km South Africa: 967 km Zambia: 233 km |
4 |
| Nauru | 0 | - | 0 |
| Navassa Island (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Nepal | 2,926 | People's Republic of China: 1,236 km India: 1,690 km |
2 |
| Netherlands Antilles (Kingdom of the Netherlands) | 10.2 | Saint Martin ([France): 10.2 km | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1,027 | Belgium: 450 km Germany: 577 km (+ 10.2 km border with France between Dutch Saint-Martin and French Saint Martin) |
2 (3) |
| New Caledonia (France) | 0 | - | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | - | 0 |
| Nicaragua | 1,231 | Costa Rica: 309 km Honduras: 922 km |
2 |
| Nigeria | 4,047 | Benin: 773 km Cameroon: 1,690 km Chad: 87 km Niger: 1,497 km |
4 |
| Niger | 5,697 | 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 |
| Niue (New Zealand) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Norfolk Island (Australia) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Norway | 2,551 |  Finland: 736 km Sweden: 1,619 km Russia: 196 km |
3 |
| Oman | 1,374 | Saudi Arabia: 676 km United Arab Emirates: 410 km Yemen: 288 km |
3 |
| Pakistan | 6,774 | Afghanistan: 2,430 km China, People's Republic of: 523 km India: 2,912 km Iran: 909 km |
4 |
| Palau | 0 | - | 0 |
| Palmyra Atoll (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Panama | 555 | Colombia: 225 km Costa Rica: 330 km |
2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 820 | Indonesia: 820 km |
1 |
| Paracel Islands (various claims) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Paraguay | 3,920 | Argentina: 1,880 km Bolivia: 750 km Brazil: 1,290 km |
3 |
| Peru | 5,536 | Bolivia: 900 km Brazil: 1,560 km Chile: 160 km Colombia: 1,496 km (est.) Ecuador: 1,420 km |
5 |
| Philippines | 0 | - | 0 |
| Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Poland | 2,788 | 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 |
| Portugal | 1,214 | Spain: 1,214 km |
1 |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Qatar | 60 | Saudi Arabia: 60 km |
1 |
| Réunion (France) [3] | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Romania | 2,508 | Bulgaria: 608 km Hungary: 443 km Moldova: 450 km Serbia: 476 km Ukraine (north): 362 km Ukraine (east): 169 km |
5 |
| Russia | 20,017 | Azerbaijan: 284 km Belarus: 959 km China : 3,645 km Estonia: 294 km Finland: 1,340 km 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 Abkhazia:? South Ossetia:? |
14 (16) |
| Rwanda | 893 | Burundi: 290 km Democratic Republic of the Congo: 217 km Tanzania: 217 km Uganda: 169 km |
4 |
| Saint Barthélemy (France) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Saint Helena (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | - | 0 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | - | 0 |
| Saint Martin (France) | 10.2 | Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten): 10.2 km | 1 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | - | 0 |
| Samoa | 0 | - | 0 |
| San Marino | 39 | Italy: 39 km |
1 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | - | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,431 | Iraq: 814 km Jordan: 744 km Kuwait: 222 km Oman: 676 km Qatar: 60 km United Arab Emirates: 457 km Yemen: 1,458 km |
7 |
| Senegal | 2,640 |  Gambia: 740 km Guinea: 330 km Guinea-Bissau: 338 km Mali: 419 km Mauritania: 813 km |
5 |
| Serbia | 2,027 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: 302 km Bulgaria: 318 km Croatia: 241 km Hungary: 241 km Kosovo: 352 km Republic of Macedonia: 62 km Montenegro: 124 km Romania: 476 km |
8 |
| Seychelles | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sierra Leone | 958 | Guinea: 652 km Liberia: 306 km |
2 |
| Singapore | 0 | (Singapore is connected to Malaysia by a causeway and a bridge) |
0 |
| South Ossetia | ? | Russia, Georgia |
2 |
| Slovakia | 1,524 | Austria: 91 km Czech Republic: 215 km Hungary: 677 km Poland: 444 km Ukraine: 97 km |
5 |
| Slovenia | 1,334 | Austria: 330 km Croatia: 670 km Italy: 232 km Hungary: 102 km |
4 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | - | 0 |
| Somalia | 2,340 | Djibouti: 58 km Ethiopia: 1,600 km Kenya: 682 km |
3 |
| South Africa | 4,862 | Botswana: 1,840 km Lesotho: 909 km Mozambique: 491 km Namibia: 967 km Swaziland: 430 km Zimbabwe: 225 km |
6 |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Spain | 1,917.80 | Andorra: 63.7 km France: 623 km Gibraltar: 1.2 km Portugal: 1,214 km Morocco (Ceuta): 6.3 kmMorocco (Melilla): 9.6 km Morocco (Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera): 85 m |
5 |
| Spratly Islands (various claims) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sudan | 7,687 | 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 |
| Suriname | 1,707 | Brazil: 597 km French Guiana (France): 510 km Guyana: 600 km |
3 |
| Svalbard (Norway) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Swaziland | 535 | Mozambique: 105 km South Africa: 430 km |
2 |
| Sweden | 2,233 | Finland: 614 km Norway: 1,619 km (Sweden is connected with Denmark by a highway/railroad bridge) |
2 |
| Switzerland | 1,852 | Austria: 164 km France: 573 km Italy: 740 km Liechtenstein: 41 km Germany: 334 km |
5 |
| Syria | 2,253 | Iraq: 605 km Israel: 76 km Jordan: 375 km Lebanon: 375 km Turkey: 822 km |
5 |
| Taiwan (Republic of China) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 3,651 | Afghanistan: 1,206 km People's Republic of China: 414 km Kyrgyzstan: 870 km Uzbekistan: 1,161 km |
4 |
| Tanzania | 3,861 |  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 |
| Thailand | 4,863 | Burma: 1,800 km Cambodia: 803 km Laos: 1,754 km Malaysia: 506 km |
4 |
| Togo | 1,647 | Benin: 644 km Burkina Faso: 126 km Ghana: 877 km |
3 |
| Tokelau (NZ) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Tonga | 0 | - | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | - | 0 |
| Tunisia | 1,424 | Algeria: 965 km Libya: 459 km |
2 |
| Turkey | 2,648 | Armenia: 268 km Azerbaijan: 9 km Bulgaria: 240 km Georgia: 252 km Greece: 206 km Iran: 499 km Iraq: 352 km Syria: 822 km |
8 |
| Turkmenistan | 3,736 | Afghanistan: 744 km Iran: 992 km Kazakhstan: 379 km Uzbekistan: 1,621 km |
4 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Tuvalu | 0 | - | 0 |
| Uganda | 2,698 | Democratic Republic of the Congo: 765 km Kenya: 933 km Rwanda: 169 km Sudan: 435 km Tanzania: 396 km |
5 |
| Ukraine | 4,663 | Belarus: 891 km Hungary: 103 km Moldova: 939 km Poland: 526 km Romania: 531 km Russia: 1,576 km Slovakia: 97 km |
8 |
| United Arab Emirates | 867 | Oman: 410 km Saudi Arabia: 457 km |
2 |
| United Kingdom | 360 |  Republic of Ireland: 360 km (info) |
1 |
| United States | 12,034 |  Canada: 8,893 km (including: 2,477 km with Alaska) (info) Mexico: 3,141 km (info) |
2 |
| US Virgin Islands (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1,564 | Argentina: 579 km Brazil: 985 km |
2 |
| Uzbekistan | 6,221 | Afghanistan: 137 km Kazakhstan: 2,203 km Kyrgyzstan: 1,099 km Tajikistan: 1,161 km Turkmenistan: 1,621 km |
5 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | - | 0 |
| Venezuela | 4,993 | Brazil: 2,200 km Colombia: 2,050 km Guyana: 743 km |
3 |
| Vietnam | 4,639 | Cambodia: 1,228 km People's Republic of China: 1,281 km Laos: 2,130 km |
3 |
| Wake Island (US) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Wallis and Futuna (France) | 0 | - | 0 |
| West Bank | 404 | Israel: 307 km Jordan: 97 km |
2 |
| Western Sahara | 2,046 | Algeria: 42 km Mauritania: 1,561 km Morocco: 443 km |
3 |
| Yemen | 1,746 | Oman: 288 km Saudi Arabia: 1,458 km |
2 |
| Zambia | 5,667 | Angola: 1,111 km Botswana: 2 km Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,930 km Malawi: 837 km Mozambique: 419 km Namibia: 233 km Tanzania: 338 km Zimbabwe: 797 km |
8 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,066 | Botswana: 813 km Mozambique: 1,231 km South Africa: 225 km Zambia: 797 km |
4 |
[edit] Extremes
- Longest between two countries - between United States and Canada: 8,891 km
- Longest segments - between Russia and Kazakhstan: 6,846 km; 49th parallel north between United States and Canada: 6,414 km; between Chile and Argentina: 5,150 km
- Shortest land border - Between Spain and Morocco at Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera: 87 m
[edit] Notes
- ^ Number in parentheses includes entities that are not sovereign states.
- ^ data is for metropolitan France only.
- ^ a b c d overseas department
[edit] See also
- Island nations
- Landlocked
- List of countries by number of neighbouring countries
- List of countries that border only one other country
- List of land borders by date of establishment
- List of divided islands
- List of island nations
- List of political and geographic borders
- List of sets of countries that border one another
- Separation barrier
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