Borders of France

The French Republic^[1] has terrestrial borders with 10 sovereign states, 8 bordering Metropolitan France^[2] and 2 bordering the Overseas Departments^[3][4] of France, totaling 3,959 kilometres (2,460 mi). In addition, the territories of France border an additional 5 countries and territories.^[5]

France and its territories

List

The lengths of the borders France shares with different countries and territories are listed below. Maritime borders are not all included.

Metropolitan France

Country	Length	Bordering regions
Belgium	556 km 345 mi	Hauts-de-France Grand Est
Luxembourg	69 km 43 mi	Grand Est
Germany	418 km 260 mi	Grand Est
Switzerland	525 km 326 mi	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Grand Est
Italy	476 km 296 mi	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Monaco	6 km 4 mi	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Spain	646 km 401 mi	Nouvelle-Aquitaine Occitanie
Andorra	55 km 34 mi	Occitanie
Total	2,751 km 1,709 mi

Overseas Departments/Regions

Country	Length	Bordering Regions
Suriname	556 km 345 mi	French Guiana
Brazil	730 km 454 mi	French Guiana
Total	1,221 km 759 mi

Overseas Collectives/Territories

Country	Length	Bordering Collective/Territory
Kingdom of The Netherlands	16 km 10 mi	Saint-Martin
Ross Dependency (New Zealand)	N/A	French Southern and Antarctic Lands
British Antarctic Territory (U.K.)	N/A	French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)	N/A	French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Queen Maud Land (Norway)	N/A	French Southern and Antarctic Lands

See also

• Exclusive economic zone of France
• Treaties of Good Correspondence

References

1. "The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies". L’Institut national de la statistique et des études.
2. "France". CIA - The World Factbook.
3. "Suriname". CIA - The World Factbook.
4. "Brazil". CIA - The World Factbook.
5. "saint-martin". CIA - The World Factbook.