Did you know there's a border shorter than a football field?

List of countries and territories by number of land borders

Did you know there's a border shorter than a football field?

Imagine you're planning a trip that involves crossing borders; you want to know which border is the shortest.

Picture Botswana and Zambia as neighbors; they share a tiny strip of land, the shortest border between any two countries.

Example

The border between Botswana and Zambia is just 150 meters long.

Remember this

The shortest international border in the world is between Botswana and Zambia.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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