Intriguing Country Borders From One End Of The Earth To The Other!

#1 On the left, that's the United States. Mexico is on the right.

The Mexican side is full of factories and warehouses, while the U.S. side remains barren.

#2 See that "NL?" That stands for the Netherlands. The "B" stands for Belgium.

Here are two nations that could afford a pretty nice border division.

#3 Canada and the United States actually share a city.

This is the Derby Line in Derby, a town that's half Vermont and half Quebec. (On the Canadian side, it's called Stanstead).

#4 That guy is floating in the air of both Sweden and Norway.

sides look pretty similar to us.

#5 Here's the border between Haiti (on the left) and the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic has anti-deforestation policies. Haiti does not. Note the contrast.

#6 Here's a militarized border between India and Pakistan.

Those orange lights glow so brightly that they can be seen in space.

#7 The Iguazu waterfalls are part of a natural border between Brazil and Argentina.

Who needs border walls when you've got waterfalls?

#8 This fence separates Belarus and Lithuania.

The woman in the foreground is reportedly speaking to her relatives across the border.

#9 Here's a rare three-way border.

Rivers do make popular and convenient borders, after all.

#10 This is part of the line that separates Germany and the Netherlands.

In this facility, a German mailbox and a German cop stand on the German side. A Dutch mailbox and a Dutch cop stand on the Dutch side. Tourists stand in the middle.

#11 It's hard to miss the border between China and Nepal.

Behold, the mighty Mount Everest!

#12 Macau and mainland China have an interesting border.

Drivers in Macau stick to the left side of the road. In China, traffic flows on the right. This curlicue of roads helps international drivers make the switch.

#13 Germany is on the left, with the Czech Republic on the right.

beetles don't recognize national boundaries, but you can see the results of two different approaches to the infestation clearly. Germany intervened, while the Czech Republic didn't.

#14 Believe it or not, that hunk of ice is part of the border between the United States and Russia.

The Diomede Islands separate Alaskan territory from Russia.

#15 This is North and South Korea, as seen from space at night.

There's not much electricity in North Korea.

#16 Here's an artistic border between Poland and the Ukraine.

This giant sculpture was part of an art project designed to promote friendship between the nations.

#17 Half of that road is in Malaysia.

The other half is in Singapore.

#18 Hey, it's another three-way border!

Unfortunately, you'd have to bring water skis if you wanted to claim you've stood in three countries at once.

#19 At this border between Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary, you can have an international picnic.

The triangular picnic table marks the border with a refreshing sense of whimsy (see Pakistan/India for contrast).

#20 That line marks the border between Brazil and Bolivia.

You can tell which is which by remembering that the Bolivian government passed laws to protect the rain forest here. Brazil didn't.

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