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The border between the modern states of France and Germany has a length of 450 km (280 mi). The southern portion of the border, between Saint-Louis at the border with Switzerland and Lauterbourg , follows the River Rhine ( Upper Rhine ) in a south-to-north direction through the Upper Rhine Plain .
Germany has the second-most borders of any European country, after Russia. It shares borders with nine countries: Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Switzerland (its only non-EU neighbor) and Austria in the south, France in the southwest and Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in the west. Germany also shares a ...
Map of the European Union Map of the EU, including all special territories. The Outermost Regions in blue are considered part of the EU's external borders. The border of the European Union consists of the land borders that member states of the EU share with non-EU states adjacent to the union. The EU shares land borders with 21 countries and 3 ...
The convention of 16 May 1769 put an end to the existence of several enclaves in France and Austrian Netherlands (of which Luxembourg was a part at the time), [5] this convention also formed a new boundary line: "The Ruisseau of Frisange will serve as Limits in this part, from the place where it leaves the Territory of Frisange, as far as that where it enters the Territory of Ganderen, and ...
Map showing France and its neighbours. Metropolitan France is bordered by: Belgium; Luxembourg; Germany; Switzerland; Italy; Monaco; Andorra; Spain; France is also linked to: United Kingdom (by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel) France's overseas departments share borders with: Brazil (borders French Guiana ...
The French Republic [1] has terrestrial borders with 10 sovereign states, 8 bordering Metropolitan France [2] and 2 bordering the Overseas Departments [3] [4] of France, totaling 3,959 kilometres (2,460 mi). In addition, the territories of France border an additional 5 countries and territories.
Since there is no universal agreement on Europe's regional composition, the placement of individual countries may vary based on criteria being used. For instance, the Balkans is a distinct geographical region within Europe, but individual countries may alternatively be grouped into South-eastern Europe or Southern Europe.
A physical map of Germany. Germany is the seventh-largest country in Europe. [4] It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and Czechia to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. Germany is also bordered by the North Sea and, at the north-northeast, by the Baltic Sea.