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A border is the line that separates the territories of two adjacent states. Borders can be natural (following mountain ranges, rivers, or other geographic features) or artificial (drawn along lines of latitude/longitude or established by treaty).
Africa has many straight-line artificial borders drawn during the colonial era. In GeoHint's Border Quiz, knowledge of which countries share borders is essential.
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