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The Republic of the Gambia is bordered to the north, south and east by Senegal. Haiti Dominican Republic: 360 220 On the island of Hispaniola Republic of Ireland United Kingdom: 360 220 The Republic of Ireland borders the United Kingdom's Northern Ireland region on the island of Ireland. Monaco France: 4.4 2.7 Papua New Guinea Indonesia: 820 510
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighboring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination.
In total, 50 island countries have been included in the lists. Australia is not included as it is considered a continental country, although it was historically referred to as an island country because of its lack of land borders. [3] Greenland is generally considered as the largest island on Earth and listed among the island territories.
The first number is the total number of distinct maritime boundaries that the country or territory shares with other countries and territories. If the country shares two or more maritime boundaries with the same country or territory and the boundaries are unconnected, the boundaries are counted separately.
Ireland (/ ˈ aɪər l ə n d / ⓘ, IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.
Neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east. The Australian mainland has been inhabited for at least 50,000 years by Aboriginal Australians . [ 2 ]
Réunion is an island territory located near the island country of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar (both nominally considered part of the African continent). [4] [19] The final territory is the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, administratively a part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.