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The short stretch of border (c. 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)) between Konstanz and the municipality of Kreuzlingen comprises the only territory of Germany on the left bank of the High Rhine. The border then follows the western section of the Seerhein north of Tägermoos (part of Switzerland but within the Gemarkung of Konstanz) and Gottlieben.
Switzerland, [d] officially the Swiss Confederation, [e] is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. [f] [13] It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
It has been a member of the Schengen Area since 2011. It does not have a border check at Balzers heliport, as flights to and from Balzers must be to or from the Schengen Area. Liechtenstein does not issue visas and as such recommends visitors apply for a visa in another Schengen country, e.g. Switzerland. [129] Monaco has an open border with ...
The main environmental issues in Switzerland's air is air pollution from vehicle emissions and open-air burning as well as acid rain. [4] In 2004, the average amount of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions per resident was 6 tonnes (6.6 short tons ; 5.9 long tons ) [ 26 ] and in 2005 was 6.2 tonnes (6.8 short tons; 6.1 long tons). [ 29 ]
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]
Since then, the international borders of Switzerland have been undisputed and, except for minor corrections, unchanged (the internal borders of the cantons of Switzerland have been subject to revision, mostly in the context of the Jura question). Further Swiss-Italian treaties regarding the course of the border date to 1873/4, [6] 1936/7 [7 ...
The border is located in French Guiana Gibraltar : 1.2 km (0.75 mi) Spain Liechtenstein: 34 km (21 mi) Austria: Open border through Schengen Morocco: 18.5 km (11.5 mi) Spain: The border is located in Ceuta and Melilla Moldova: 683 km (424 mi) Romania Monaco: 6 km (3.7 mi) France: Open border Montenegro: 19 km (12 mi) Croatia North Macedonia
However, it does not include lake or river boundaries, which are considered land boundaries. 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.