Which country officially shares the longest physical land border with the European nation of France?

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The tiny island where Canada and Denmark share a border

After decades of polite dispute over a tiny, worthless rock in the Arctic called Hans Island, the two nations finally split it down the middle. It is now the…

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Spanning a mere thirty-two feet across the Saint Lawrence River, a tiny wooden footbridge connecting two small islands is often proudly touted as the shortest international crossing between the United States and Canada.

Spanning a mere thirty-two feet across the Saint Lawrence River, a tiny wooden footbridge connecting two small islands is often proudly touted as the shortest…

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Minnesota has a piece of land you reach through Canada

Another spectacular victim of terrible 18th-century mapmaking, this bizarre chunk of Minnesota land sits entirely completely surrounded by Canadian lakes,…

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Quadripoints are geographic anomalies

A tripoint where three borders meet is common, but a quadripoint where exactly four borders perfectly intersect is a cartographic unicorn. They are intensely…

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The two countries with no route to the sea

If you ever feel hopelessly trapped in life, just look at a map of Uzbekistan or Liechtenstein to feel instantly better about your situation. These two…

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Crossing invisible geopolitical lines and suddenly having to use an entirely new language

Stepping over a completely arbitrary border instantly changes everything from the coinage to the local alphabet. It is profoundly weird that stepping ten feet…

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Which country officially shares the longest physical land border with the European nation of France?

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The tiny island where Canada and Denmark share a border

Spanning a mere thirty-two feet across the Saint Lawrence River, a tiny wooden footbridge connecting two small islands is often proudly touted as the shortest international crossing between the United States and Canada.

Minnesota has a piece of land you reach through Canada

Quadripoints are geographic anomalies

The two countries with no route to the sea

Crossing invisible geopolitical lines and suddenly having to use an entirely new language

A bigger world.
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at a time.