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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]