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* largest countries in Europe by population | * largest countries in Europe by population | ||
* Smallest countries in Europe by population | * Smallest countries in Europe by population | ||
=== International border extremes === | |||
* longest border: U.S. and Canada | |||
** includes the Great Lakes, so not a continuous land border | |||
* longest continuous land border: Russia and Kazakhstan | |||
* most crossed border: U.S. and Mexico | |||
* longest border without military defense: U.S. and Canada | |||
* most militarized border: North and South Korea | |||
* highest border (hint: it's also the highest point on earth): China and Nepal at Mt. Everest | |||
** the border crosses the summit | |||
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Regional extremes | === Regional extremes=== | ||
== Resources & websites == | == Resources & websites == | ||
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/geographic-oddities atlasobscura.com Geographic Oddities] | * [https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/geographic-oddities atlasobscura.com Geographic Oddities] | ||