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The Most Complex International Borders in the World

WonderWhy · 7.9M views · 2013-12-02 · 11:54

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WonderWhy surveys complex international borders, including enclaves like Vatican City, San Marino and Lesotho, the enclave-within-enclave town of Baarle, and the India-Bangladesh Cooch Behar region.

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HN points to it as a visual explainer of enclaves, exclaves and counter-enclaves, especially in threads on the India-Bangladesh exchange.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2015–2018

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Geopolitics & foreign policyWorld history
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enclavesexclavesborder geographybaarleindia-bangladesh

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bchallenor · 2018-12 · Recommendation

There's a fascinating YouTube series called "The Most Complex International Borders in the World" about enclaves and exclaves. [1] There are even some "counter-enclaves", e.g. a part of the Netherlands inside Belgium inside the Netherlands. [2] [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]

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TimFogarty · 2015-08 · Recommendation

For a great explanation of the enclaves and exclaves described in the article, you might like to check out this youtube video: [VIDEO] The visual aids definitely help.

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vacri · 2016-07 · Reference

Until this past year, the India/Bangladesh border was similar - there was even a triple-deep enclave (india inside bangladesh inside india inside bangladesh... I think...). They just recently did a land swap to make the border more sane, and also easier on the inhabitants, who didn't have freedom of movement between the parts. [VIDEO]

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