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10 Countries With the Most Neighbors, Ranked

Geography shapes destiny, and few factors influence a nation's history more than the number of borders it shares. Ranked by sovereign land neighbors, these 10 countries sit at the busiest crossroads o

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  1. Panoramic view of Lake Baikal and the Siberian taiga forest with the flags of China and Russia in the bottom left corner
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National borders shape trade, diplomacy, and culture. While island nations have zero land frontiers, a handful of countries sit at the busiest geographical crossroads on Earth, sharing land borders with between 8 and 14 sovereign neighbors.

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