Borders of France

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Political boundaries between France and neighboring territories

France and its territories

The French Republic[1] has terrestrial borders with 10 sovereign states, 8 bordering Metropolitan France[2] and 2 bordering the Overseas Departments[3][4] of France, totaling 3,959 kilometres (2,460 mi). In addition, the territories of France border an additional 5 countries and territories.[5]

## List[edit]

The lengths of the borders France shares with different countries and territories are listed below. Maritime borders are not all included.

### Metropolitan France[edit]

Country  | Length  | Bordering regions

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Belgium | 556 km
345 mi  | Hauts-de-France
Grand Est
Luxembourg | 69 km
43 mi  | Grand Est
Germany | 418 km
260 mi  | Grand Est
Switzerland | 525 km
326 mi  | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grand Est
Italy | 476 km
296 mi  | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Monaco | 6 km
4 mi  | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Spain | 646 km
401 mi  | Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Occitanie
Andorra | 55 km
34 mi  | Occitanie
Total | 2,751 km
1,709 mi

### Overseas Departments/Regions[edit]

Country  | Length  | Bordering Regions

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Suriname | 556 km
345 mi  | French Guiana
Brazil | 730 km
454 mi  | French Guiana
Total | 1,221 km
759 mi |

### Overseas Collectives/Territories[edit]

Country  | Length  | Bordering Collective/Territory

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Kingdom of the Netherlands | 16 km
10 mi  | Saint-Martin
Ross Dependency (New Zealand) | N/A  | French Southern and Antarctic Lands
British Antarctic Territory (U.K.) | N/A  | French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia) | N/A  | French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Queen Maud Land (Norway) | N/A  | French Southern and Antarctic Lands

## See also[edit]

* Exclusive economic zone of France
* Treaties of Good Correspondence

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies". L’Institut national de la statistique et des études.
2. ^ "France". CIA - The World Factbook.
3. ^ "Suriname". CIA - The World Factbook.
4. ^ "Brazil". CIA - The World Factbook.
5. ^ "saint-martin". CIA - The World Factbook.

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Borders of France

Metropolitan France|

* Andorra
* Belgium
* Germany
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Spain
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

Overseas France|

* Brazil (French Guiana)
* Netherlands (Saint Martin)1
* Suriname (French Guiana)

1 Subject to the Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls

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Borders of Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
*   * Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

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