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France and its territories. 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. [5]
The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1] Countries or territories that are connected only by man-made structures such as bridges, causeways or tunnels are not considered to have land borders. However, borders along lakes, rivers, and other internal waters are considered land ...
Also included is the number of unique sovereign states [a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets. Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.
France–Spain border; France–Switzerland border; Friendship Bridge (Germany-France) This page was last edited on 20 March 2013, at 17:52 (UTC). Text ...
1931 — France moves the control of the area of the present day Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture from the territory of Niger in French West Africa to Chad in French Equatorial Africa. [7] 1934 — The borders of Libya are changed to their present-day boundaries after the Italo-British-Egyptian Agreement, British Sudan cedes northern territory ...
The following is a list of border crossing points in France (French: points de passages frontaliers, or "PPF") forming the external border of the Schengen Area.By contrast, the term points de passages autorisés ("PPA") refers to the crossing points at the border between France and other Schengen countries (i.e. internal borders of the Schengen Area).
PARIS (Reuters) -France must control its borders better, Prime Minister Michel Barnier said in a keynote speech to parliament on Tuesday, making immigration one of his government's priorities.
Country Neighbour Border length Notes km mi Brunei Malaysia: 381 237 Borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Dominican Republic Haiti: 360 220 On the island of Hispaniola The Gambia Senegal: 740 460 The Republic of the Gambia is bordered to the north, south and east by Senegal. Haiti Dominican Republic: 360 220