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noun • a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 | ||||||||
| 33% | 5 | Island shared by two countries | ||||||
noun • an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands | ||||||||
| 28% | 8 | Home of the only world capital to border two other countries | ||||||
noun • a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993 | ||||||||
It Once Shared A Land Border With 16 Countries
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Updated: March 8, 2025
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