The most unusual borders that clearly demonstrate the policy of states
Politics is an interesting thing that somehow affects the life of each of us. But today is not about that. Today we will look at how politics has affected the borders of various states. And if you expect to see borders with traditional checkpoints here, then get ready to be surprised. These photos demonstrate how incredible and even absurd the policy of states regarding their borders can be. And also how neighboring states solve the same issues.
Norway and Sweden.
Netherlands and Belgium.
The border passes through the town of Barle.
And it divides the city almost in half.
Former East and West Berlin. When the city was still divided, sodium light bulbs were used in East Berlin to illuminate the streets, while in West Berlin halogen bulbs were mainly used. This difference is still visible.
Southern and North Korea. At night, North Korea is blacker than black.
USA (right) and Russia (left). The Diomede Islands are located on both sides of the border between Russia and the United States. Despite the fact that the Russian island is only 3.8 km from the American one, it is 21 hours ahead of it in time.
USA (left) and Mexico (right).
USA and Canada.
With a length of 8851 km, this line marks the border between the USA and Canada. It passes through the small town of Derby Line, cutting even buildings in half.
Spain and Portugal. Portugal is famous for its bad roads.
India and Pakistan.
A bright orange light floods the border zone between these two countries.
The entire border with a length of almost 2000 km is visible from space.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Haiti barely monitors deforestation, so its side of the border is bare compared to the protected tropical forests of the Dominican Republic.
Poland and Ukraine. These two fish, created by designer Yaroslav Koziara, symbolize unity and trade between these countries.
Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.
China and Macau. In China, right-hand traffic, and in Macau, because it was once a British colony— is left-handed. This has led to the creation of a rather "winding" border, which should suit both types of traffic.
Germany and the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic, Germany and Poland meet at the river.
Germany and Poland. Bridge on the Odra River from Poland to Germany was blown up by the Red Army in 1945.
Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. The stunning Mount Roraima marks the triple border divided among these three countries.
Spanish and British Gibraltar.
Netherlands and Belgium. The Belgian road system is one of the most frequently used in the world, because cars often travel to other European countries on Belgian roads. As a result, some Belgian roads have almost been erased.
Argentina (left) and Brazil (right).
Iguazu Falls is considered the border between these countries.
Brazil (left) and Bolivia (right). This shocking border shows the different levels of protection of tropical forests in countries.
Germany and the Czech Republic. This border shows two rather different approaches to the fight against bark beetles. Germany dug and transplanted trees, while the Czech Republic... just let everything take its course.
Austria and Slovenia.
Spain and Morocco. Ceuta is a small Spanish town located on the northern coast of North Africa and surrounded by Morocco. The city is surrounded by a high wall.
Himalayan border between India and Pakistan.