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Sign in to saveBorders are generally defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders can be established through warfare, colonization, or mutual agreements between the political entities that reside in those areas.
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A border is a geographical line that separates one area from another, either created naturally by features like oceans and mountains or drawn by governments and political entities. Political borders can come about through wars, colonization, or agreements between the groups that control those territories.
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- History
- Classification
- Political borders
- Natural borders
- Landscape borders
- Geometric borders
- Fiat borders
- Relic borders
- Lines of control
- Maritime borders
- Airspace borders
- Frontier
- Types of border regulation
- Regulated borders
- Open borders
- Demilitarized zones
- Border economics
- Politics
- Border conflict
- Border construction and crossings
- Crossings and transition
- Movement and permeability
- Overlap and cooperation
- Cross-border regions
- Border studies
- Border art
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Borders are generally defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders can be established through warfare, colonization, or mutual agreements between the political entities that reside in those areas.
Some borders—such as most states' internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and completely unguarded. Most external political borders are partially or fully controlled, and may be crossed legally only at designated border checkpoints; adjacent border zones may also be controlled. For the purposes of border control, airports and seaports are also classed as borders. Most countries have some form of border control to regulate or limit the movement of people, animals, and goods into and out of the country. Under international law, each country is generally permitted to legislate the conditions that have to be met in order to cross its borders, and to prevent people from crossing its borders in violation of those laws.