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Flag Map Of The Longest Land Border For Each European Country

Map created by reddit user ItMightBeZenith
The map above is a mostly accurate flag map of the longest border for each European Country.

However, when looking through I did spot a few errors.

The three errors I could find are: Germany shares a slightly longer Czech Republic than Austria, Lithuania has a slightly longer border with Belarus than Latvia and Cyprus has land borders with both the UK in Akrotiri and Dhekelia and the UN buffer zone.

Here’s a more accurate map to compare.

Map Of The Longest Land Border For Each European Country

Map crated by Maps.Interlude
However, this map also has a mistake as Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus don’t share an internationally recognised border and are seperated by the UN buffer zone.

How is France’s Longest Border With Brazil?

This is not a mistake and the map below shows how:

Franc's longest borders

Full list by European country ranked by length:

Albania

  • Total length of land borders: 720km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Greece: 282 km (175 mi)
    2. Montenegro: 172 km (107 mi)
    3. North Macedonia: 151 km (94 mi)
    4. Kosovo: 112 km (70 mi)

Andorra

  • Total length of land borders: 120km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 2
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 2
  • Length By Country:
    1. Spain: 63.7 km (39.6 mi)
    2. France: 56.6 km (35.2 mi)

Armenia

  • Total length of land borders: 1,254 km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 9
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Azerbaijan (6): 787 km (489 mi)
    2. Turkey: 268 km (167 mi)
    3. Georgia: 164 km (102 mi)
    4. Iran: 35 km (22 mi)

Austria

  • Total length of land borders: 2,562km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 9
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 8
  • Length By Country:
    1. Germany: 784 km (487 mi)
    2. Italy: 430 km (270 mi)
    3. Hungary: 366 km (227 mi)
    4. Czech Republic: 362 km (225 mi)
    5. Slovenia: 330 km (210 mi)
    6. Switzerland (2): 164 km (102 mi)
    7. Slovakia: 96 km (60 mi)
    8. Liechtenstein: 34 km (21 mi)

Azerbaijan

  • Total length of land borders: 2,013km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 11
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Armenia (6): 787 km (489 mi)
    2. Iran (2): 432 km (268 mi)
    3. Georgia: 322 km (200 mi)
    4. Russia: 284 km (176 mi)
    5. Turkey: 9 km (5.6 mi)

Belarus

  • Total length of land borders: 2,900km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 6
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Russia (2): 959 km (596 mi)
    2. Ukraine: 891 km (554 mi)
    3. Lithuania: 502 km (312 mi)
    4. Poland: 407 km (253 mi)
    5. Latvia: 141 km (88 mi)

Belgium

  • Total length of land borders: 1,385km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 39
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. France: 620 km (390 mi)
    2. Netherlands (31): 450 km (280 mi)
    3. Germany (6): 167 km (104 mi)
    4. Luxembourg: 148 km (92 mi)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Total length of land borders: 1,459km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 5
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 3
  • Length By Country:
    1. Croatia (2): 932 km (579 mi)
    2. Serbia (2): 302 km (188 mi)
    3. Montenegro: 225 km (140 mi)

Bulgaria

  • Total length of land borders: 1,808km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 5
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Romania: 608 km (378 mi)
    2. Greece: 494 km (307 mi)
    3. Serbia: 318 km (198 mi)
    4. Turkey: 240 km (150 mi)
    5. North Macedonia: 148 km (92 mi)

Croatia

  • Total length of land borders: 2,197km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 6
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2): 932 km (579 mi)
    2. Slovenia: 670 km (420 mi)
    3. Hungary: 329 km (204 mi)
    4. Serbia: 241 km (150 mi)
    5. Montenegro: 25 km (16 mi)

Cyprus

  • Total length of land borders: 152km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 6
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 1
  • Length By Country:
    1. Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) (6): 152 km (94 mi)

* Note there is also the 180km long Green Line that separates Cyprus from the mostly unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus via the UN Buffer Zone. Because of this the two countries don’t actually border each other directly.

Czech Republic

  • Total length of land borders: 1,881km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Germany: 815 km (506 mi)
    2. Poland: 658 km (409 mi)
    3. Austria: 362 km (225 mi)
    4. Slovakia: 215 km (134 mi)

Denmark

  • Total length of land borders: 69.28 km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 2
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 2
  • Length By Country:
    1. Germany: 68 km (42 mi)
    2. Canada: 1.28 km (0.795 miles) on Hans Island, Greenland

Estonia

  • Total length of land borders: 633km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 2
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 2
  • Length By Country:
    1. Latvia: 339 km (211 mi)
    2. Russia: 294 km (183 mi)

Finland

  • Total length of land borders: 2,690km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 3
  • Length By Country:
    1. Russia: 1,340 km (830 mi)
    2. Norway: 736 km (457 mi)
    3. Sweden (2): 614 km (382 mi)

France (including French overseas territories)

  • Total length of land borders: 4,082km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 13
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 11
  • Length By Country:
    1. Brazil: 673 km (418 mi)
    2. Spain (3): 623 km (387 mi)
    3. Belgium: 620 km (390 mi)
    4. Switzerland: 573 km (356 mi)
    5. Suriname: 510 km (320 mi)
    6. Italy: 488 km (303 mi)
    7. Germany: 451 km (280 mi)
    8. Luxembourg: 73 km (45 mi)
    9. Andorra: 56.6 km (35.2 mi)
    10. Sint Maarten (Netherlands): 10.2 km (6.3 mi)
    11. Monaco: 4.4 km (2.7 mi)

Georgia

  • Total length of land borders: 1,814km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Russia: 894 km (556 mi)
    2. Azerbaijan: 428 km (266 mi)
    3. Turkey: 273 km (170 mi)
    4. Armenia: 219 km (136 mi)

Germany

  • Total length of land borders: 3,621km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 15
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 9
  • Length By Country:
    1. Czech Republic: 815 km (506 mi)
    2. Austria: 784 km (487 mi)
    3. Netherlands: 577 km (359 mi)
    4. Poland: 456 km (283 mi)
    5. France: 451 km (280 mi)
    6. Switzerland (2): 334 km (208 mi)
    7. Belgium (6): 167 km (104 mi)
    8. Luxembourg: 138 km (86 mi)
    9. Denmark: 68 km (42 mi)

Greece

  • Total length of land borders: 1,228km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Bulgaria: 494 km (307 mi)
    2. Albania: 282 km (175 mi)
    3. North Macedonia: 246 km (153 mi)
    4. Turkey: 206 km (128 mi)

Hungary

  • Total length of land borders: 2,171km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 7
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 7
  • Length By Country:
    1. Slovakia: 677 km (421 mi)
    2. Romania: 443 km (275 mi)
    3. Austria: 366 km (227 mi)
    4. Croatia: 329 km (204 mi)
    5. Serbia: 151 km (94 mi)
    6. Ukraine: 103 km (64 mi)
    7. Slovenia: 102 km (63 mi)

Iceland

  • Total length of land borders: 0km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 0
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 0
  • Length By Country: (None)

Ireland

  • Total length of land borders: 499km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 1
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 1
  • Length By Country:
    1. United Kingdom: 499 km (310 mi)

Italy

  • Total length of land borders: 1,932km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 7
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 6
  • Length By Country:
    1. Switzerland (2): 740 km (460 mi)
    2. France: 488 km (303 mi)
    3. Austria: 430 km (270 mi)
    4. Slovenia: 232 km (144 mi)
    5. San Marino: 39 km (24 mi)
    6. Vatican City: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)

Kazakhstan

  • Total length of land borders: 12,012km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 5
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Russia: 6,846 km (4,254 mi)
    2. Uzbekistan: 2,203 km (1,369 mi)
    3. China: 1,533 km (953 mi)
    4. Kyrgyzstan: 1,051 km (653 mi)
    5. Turkmenistan: 379 km (235 mi)

Kosovo

  • Total length of land borders: 701km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Serbia: 352 km (219 mi)
    2. North Macedonia: 159 km (99 mi)
    3. Albania: 112 km (70 mi)
    4. Montenegro: 79 km (49 mi)

Latvia

  • Total length of land borders: 1,150km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Lithuania: 453 km (281 mi)
    2. Estonia: 339 km (211 mi)
    3. Russia: 217 km (135 mi)
    4. Belarus: 141 km (88 mi)

Liechtenstein

  • Total length of land borders: 76km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 2
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 2
  • Length By Country:
    1. Switzerland: 41 km (25 mi)
    2. Austria: 34 km (21 mi)

Lithuania

  • Total length of land borders: 1,273km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Belarus: 502 km (312 mi)
    2. Latvia: 453 km (281 mi)
    3. Russia: 227 km (141 mi)
    4. Poland: 91 km (57 mi)

Luxembourg

  • Total length of land borders: 359km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 3
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 3
  • Length By Country:
    1. Belgium: 148 km (92 mi)
    2. Germany: 138 km (86 mi)
    3. France: 73 km (45 mi)

Malta

  • Total length of land borders: 0km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 0
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 0
  • Length By Country: (None)

Moldova

  • Total length of land borders: 1,389km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 2
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 2
  • Length By Country:
    1. Ukraine: 939 km (583 mi)
    2. Romania: 450 km (280 mi)

Monaco

  • Total length of land borders: 4.4km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 1
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 1
  • Length By Country:
    1. France: 4.4 km (2.7 mi)

Montenegro

  • Total length of land borders: 625km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 5
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Bosnia and Herzegovina: 225 km (140 mi)
    2. Albania: 172 km (107 mi)
    3. Serbia: 124 km (77 mi)
    4. Kosovo: 79 km (49 mi)
    5. Croatia: 25 km (16 mi)

Kingdom of the Netherlands

  • Total length of land borders: 1,037km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 33
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 3
  • Length By Country:
    1. Germany: 577 km (359 mi)
    2. Belgium (31): 450 km (280 mi)
    3. Saint Martin (France): 10.2 km (6.3 mi)

North Macedonia

  • Total length of land borders: 766km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 5
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Greece: 246 km (153 mi)
    2. Kosovo: 159 km (99 mi)
    3. Albania: 151 km (94 mi)
    4. Bulgaria: 148 km (92 mi)
    5. Serbia: 62 km (39 mi)

Norway

  • Total length of land borders: 2,551km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 3
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 3
  • Length By Country:
    1. Sweden: 1,619 km (1,006 mi)
    2. Finland: 736 km (457 mi)
    3. Russia: 196 km (122 mi)

Poland

  • Total length of land borders: 2,788km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 7
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 7
  • Length By Country:
    1. Czech Republic: 658 km (409 mi)
    2. Ukraine: 526 km (327 mi)
    3. Germany: 456 km (283 mi)
    4. Slovakia: 444 km (276 mi)
    5. Belarus: 407 km (253 mi)
    6. Russia: 206 km (128 mi)
    7. Lithuania: 91 km (57 mi)

Portugal

  • Total length of land borders: 1,214km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 1
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 1
  • Length By Country:
    1. Spain: 1,214 km (754 mi)

Romania

  • Total length of land borders: 2,508km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 6
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Bulgaria: 608 km (378 mi)
    2. Ukraine (2): 531 km (330 mi)
    3. Serbia: 476 km (296 mi)
    4. Moldova: 450 km (280 mi)
    5. Hungary: 443 km (275 mi)

Russia

  • Total length of land borders: 20,017km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 16
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 14
  • Length By Country:
    1. Kazakhstan: 6,846 km (4,254 mi)
    2. China (2): 3,645 km (2,265 mi)
    3. Mongolia: 3,485 km (2,165 mi)
    4. Ukraine: 1,576 km (979 mi)
    5. Finland: 1,340 km (830 mi)
    6. Belarus (2): 959 km (596 mi)
    7. Georgia: 723 km (449 mi)
    8. Estonia: 294 km (183 mi)
    9. Azerbaijan: 284 km (176 mi)
    10. Lithuania: 227 km (141 mi)
    11. Latvia: 217 km (135 mi)
    12. Poland: 206 km (128 mi)
    13. Norway: 196 km (122 mi)
    14. North Korea: 19 km (12 mi)

San Marino

  • Total length of land borders: 39km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 1
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 1
  • Length By Country:
    1. Italy: 39 km (24 mi)

Serbia

  • Total length of land borders: 2,027km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 9
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 8
  • Length By Country:
    1. Romania: 476 km (296 mi)
    2. Kosovo: 352 km (219 mi)
    3. Bulgaria: 318 km (198 mi)
    4. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2): 302 km (188 mi)
    5. Croatia: 241 km (150 mi)
    6. Hungary: 151 km (94 mi)
    7. Montenegro: 124 km (77 mi)
    8. North Macedonia: 62 km (39 mi)

Slovakia

  • Total length of land borders: 1,524
  • No. of distinct land borders: 5
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Hungary: 677 km (421 mi)
    2. Poland: 444 km (276 mi)
    3. Czech Republic: 215 km (134 mi)
    4. Austria: 96 km (60 mi)
    5. Ukraine: 91 km (57 mi)

Slovenia

  • Total length of land borders: 1,334km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 4
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 4
  • Length By Country:
    1. Croatia: 670 km (420 mi)
    2. Austria: 330 km (210 mi)
    3. Italy: 232 km (144 mi)
    4. Hungary: 102 km (63 mi)

South Ossetia

  • Total length of land borders: 466km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 2
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 2
  • Length By Country:
    1. Georgia: 334 km (208 mi)
    2. Russia: 74 km (46 mi)

Spain

  • Total length of land borders: 1,918
  • No. of distinct land borders: 9
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Portugal: 1,214 km (754 mi)
    2. France (3): 623 km (387 mi)
    3. Andorra: 63.7 km (39.6 mi)
    4. Morocco (3): 17 km (11 mi)
    5. Gibraltar (United Kingdom): 1.2 km (0.75 mi)

Sweden

  • Total length of land borders: 2,233km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 3
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 2
  • Length By Country:
    1. Norway: 1,619 km (1,006 mi)
    2. Finland (2): 614 km (382 mi)

Switzerland

  • Total length of land borders: 1,852km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 8
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 5
  • Length By Country:
    1. Italy (2): 740 km (460 mi)
    2. France: 573 km (356 mi)
    3. Germany (2): 334 km (208 mi)
    4. Austria (2): 164 km (102 mi)
    5. Liechtenstein: 41 km (25 mi)

Turkey

  • Total length of land borders: 2,648 km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 9
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 8
  • Length By Country:
    1. Syria (2): 822 km (511 mi)
    2. Iran: 499 km (310 mi)
    3. Iraq: 352 km (219 mi)
    4. Armenia: 268 km (167 mi)
    5. Georgia: 252 km (157 mi)
    6. Bulgaria: 240 km (150 mi)
    7. Greece: 206 km (128 mi)
    8. Azerbaijan: 9 km (5.6 mi)

Ukraine

  • Total length of land borders: 4,663km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 8
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 7
  • Length By Country:
    1. Russia: 1,576 km (979 mi)
    2. Moldova: 939 km (583 mi)
    3. Belarus: 891 km (554 mi)
    4. Romania (2): 531 km (330 mi)
    5. Poland: 526 km (327 mi)
    6. Hungary: 103 km (64 mi)
    7. Slovakia: 91 km (57 mi)

United Kingdom (including BOT and Crown Dependencies)

  • Total length of land borders: 652.2km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 8
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 3
  • Length By Country:
    1. Ireland: 499 km (310 mi)
    2. Cyprus (6): 152 km (94 mi)
    3. Spain: 1.2 km (0.75 mi)

Vatican City

  • Total length of land borders: 3.2km
  • No. of distinct land borders: 1
  • No. of distinct land neighbours: 1
  • Length By Country:
    1. Italy: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)

And finally again with France:

France's longest border is with Brazil

Credit Europe Magazine
And one final example of the original map from @Geofacts_

Longest Border By Europe Country

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Comments

  1. • What is the point of this?
    • What does it try to explain?
    • What does it try to solve?
    • Why do I need to spend time looking at/into this?
    *WHY NOT SIMPLY LIST THESE COUNTRIES BY THEIR RESPECTIVE LAND AREAS? (If you/anyone need/s to ‘Rank’ them at all!)

    • TO MY “SIMPLE” MIND, THE MAP IN QUESTION SOLVES NO PROBLEM THAT I AM AWARE OF HAVING!
    Maps should be tools of understanding and/or explanation not confusion. They should NEVER lead to reasons for conflict as, in my opinion, this one does. CONFUSION IS NOT ENLIGHTENMENT!
    -FG

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  2. The list is inaccurate about Denmark. She has two neighbours, two land borders, the missing one is 1.3km (0.8mi) with Canada.

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  4. I’d have thought the various land swaps around the channel tunnel resulted in England and France having a land border? At worst there is a few meters of border in the middle of the tunnel.

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