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Between enclaves, shared territories and African borders, Spain has some of the most amazing and complex borders in Europe. #Spain #Borders #Geography #Europe #DidYouKnow 🌍πŸ”₯

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β™ͺ Did you know that Spain has some surprising borders? β™ͺ β™ͺ On the map it seems to have only two neighbors, friends, and portugal, but in reality, there are many more. β™ͺ β™ͺ There is Livia, a Spanish town completely surrounded by France, just two kilometers from the border, the enclave, for the west, fess and dial, and is shared alternately. β™ͺ β™ͺ Six months for Spain, six months for France, and in between lies. β™ͺ β™ͺ Andora, a microstate of about 83,000 inhabitants to the South Gibraltar. β™ͺ β™ͺ A British territory controlling the entrance to the Mediterranean. β™ͺ β™ͺ Is the subject of a historic dispute. β™ͺ β™ͺ Finally Spain is the only European country to share a land border with Africa. β™ͺ β™ͺ Suta and Melilla. β™ͺ β™ͺ As well as the Pignon de Ville de la Gomera. β™ͺ β™ͺ A small strip of land once separated as an island, now connected to the continent. β™ͺ β™ͺ Creates an extremely short border of about 85 meters. β™ͺ β™ͺ According to sources. β™ͺ β™ͺ These peculiarities make Spain fascinating. β™ͺ β™ͺ They complicate the reading of a simple map. β™ͺ β™ͺ Ancient treaties, local rights, and human reality. β™ͺ β™ͺ Explain these oddities. β™ͺ