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Which country borders only one other country?

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Posted - March 8, 2017
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  • There are several.

    Lesotho only borders South Africa
    Portugal only borders Spain
    Brunei only borders Malaysia
    East Timor only borders Indonesia
    Gambia only borders Senegal
    Qatar only borders Saudi Arabia
    South Korea only borders North Korea

    There are others, but that's what I've got right now :)
      March 8, 2017 10:41 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Denmark only boarders Germany. Unless you count bridges and tunnels into it.
    Gibraltar only boarders Spain. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 9, 2017 9:43 AM MST
      March 8, 2017 11:08 AM MST
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  • Norway is a stand-out. 
    Canada only borders the US, although on two sides.
    Ireland and Northern Ireland are technically separate countries.

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 9, 2017 2:42 PM MST
      March 8, 2017 10:46 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Norway boarders both Sweden as Finland, and actually also Russia.
      March 8, 2017 11:07 AM MST
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  • Oops!
      March 8, 2017 11:09 AM MST
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  • 17261
    ;-)
      March 8, 2017 11:10 AM MST
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  • 44600
    And of course Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand border no countries.
      March 9, 2017 9:44 AM MST
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  • I ran into trouble in Tasmania back in the 1990s. I'd just been to New Zealand and was at a function in Launceston (Tas) when somebody asked me where I was from. "Austrralia," I said, and immediately realised my gaffe. People in Tasmania don't like us to think that they're not part of Oz. :( 
      March 9, 2017 12:50 PM MST
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  • Australia wins.. we border no one ... but we do like the kiwis
      March 8, 2017 11:28 AM MST
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  • 17261
    One country sweetie. :-*
      March 8, 2017 11:31 AM MST
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  • Well... anything north of the Kiel ship canal is always nice :)
      March 8, 2017 11:34 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Lol.
      March 8, 2017 11:36 AM MST
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  • Did i ever tell you i loved geography at school?
      March 8, 2017 2:59 PM MST
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  • And mermaids on rocks ..
      March 8, 2017 2:59 PM MST
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  • Ain't that Denmark? 
      March 9, 2017 12:51 PM MST
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  • 17261
    No, you did not... but why am I not surprised?
      March 8, 2017 3:35 PM MST
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  • :)
      March 8, 2017 3:53 PM MST
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  • 2960
    Marlboro country.
      March 8, 2017 11:48 AM MST
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  • I think that borders on Death ...
      March 8, 2017 3:02 PM MST
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  • Hi Element99,

    I thought of Portugal, sharing a (disputed) border with Spain only.
    Are you a teacher?
      March 8, 2017 12:06 PM MST
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  • 44600
    Retired Science teacher.
      March 9, 2017 9:46 AM MST
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  • 7280
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_border_only_one_other_country
      March 8, 2017 1:54 PM MST
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  • You and Rooster, two of our fine researchers!
      March 8, 2017 2:44 PM MST
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  • Probably covered by the link but just in case... Scotland only borders England, Wales only borders England.
      March 8, 2017 3:46 PM MST
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