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Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – All about borders
A view of the Indian side at the Wagah border closure ceremony.
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On August 17, 1947, a demarcation line between two recently independent countries was published. Known as the Radcliffe Line, it was named after Cyril Radcliffe, who was the joint chairman of the boundary commissions. What two countries does the 3,323-km line separate?
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The KDMZ is a strip of land running near the 38th parallel north and roughly divides the peninsula into two halves. The 250-km-long line has been fiercely guarded by the military on both sides since 1953, although the DMZ itself stands for De-Militarized Zone. Which two countries are separated by this zone?
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This was a physical boundary that divided Europe into two from the end of World War II till 1991. On the western side were NATO members, and on the eastern side were countries affiliated with the Soviet Union. The name refers to an actual safety curtain used in theatres to stop fires from spreading. What is the name of this border?
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The world’s longest border is also the longest without a military defence, making it the longest ‘undefended’ border. Stretching 8,891 km long, it was established in 1783, seven years after one of them gained independence. Which two countries share this border?
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This was one of the most heavily fortified borders of all time, and more than a hundred people died trying to cross it. Eventually, the border was brought down overnight because of a mistaken announcement by an official. By what name was this historic border known?
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In 1989, this country had land borders with three countries: the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. As of 2002, it shares borders with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia. Which country is this that, without changing its own borders, no longer borders any of the countries it did in 1989?
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The border between these two countries was so complicated that there was a ‘third-order enclave’ until 2015. Dahala Khagrabari was a piece of one country inside another country, which was itself inside the first country. Which two countries are these?
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The biggest official time jump you can get just by crossing a land border is three and a half hours. You will need to reset your watch when travelling west from Afghanistan, which is in the UTC+4:30 time zone. What is the other country that follows UTC+8?
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The border between Botswana and Zambia is at an important point where they both border the Zambezi River. Stretching 150 metres long, what record does this border hold?
Answer : Shortest border between two countries
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France shares its land borders with eight countries, of which the one with Spain is the longest at 623 km, and the shortest is with Monaco at just 5.5 km. Thanks to French Guiana, the second largest region of France, it actually has a larger border (730 km) with another country. Which country does France share its longest border with?
