Some of the cross-country borders are really weird, so weird that they might even pass through a dining table!
American Adventure and Borderlands
The US government has erected more than 930 kilometers of walls along the US-Mexico border to further highlight the border’s separation. However, the construction of this border was difficult in parts. It is as if the US government cannot pull the wall anywhere it wants because of different permits and laws. So in some border areas, the government has plunged into the sea and dragged a few kilometers into the country, causing some US citizens to quarantine between the border and the wall.
Enclave
Enclave is a country that is completely within the territory of another country. Lesotho, for example, is an enclave in South Africa and the Vatican is an enclave in Italy.
The enclaves are fascinating and amazing, but let’s take a closer look and look for more fascinating details. Because there are several cases of double enclave in the world. Consider two hypothetical countries a and b. If part of country A is completely within country B and again this complex is completely within the rest of country A, we call it a double enclave. Here are some examples of these:
United Arab Emirates
Below is a map of a part of the UAE. There is an exclave from Oman within the UAE (exclave is a part of a country that is completely separate and distant from the mainland) which we have shown in red. But the UAE also owns a small part of this exclave highlighted in green. That is, part of the territory of the UAE is completely part of Oman and the complex itself is located far from the main Oman territory and within the UAE.
The Netherlands and Belgium
Do you think dual enclaves are so strange? Be a little more patient, there are more surprises in the world. On the border between the Netherlands and Belgium, there is a town called Barley, which you can see in the picture below as it is divided between the two countries.
Across the border from the Netherlands, there are dozens of Belgian enclaves, many of which are enclaves in the Netherlands. And strangely enough, not only are all these boundaries clear across the city (and even through restaurants and reception rooms), but the separate laws of the two countries are strictly followed and enforced in each territory and enclave and enclave.
For example, the laws of the Netherlands and Belgium differed for how long the restaurants could be open. For this reason, in many restaurants in Barley City, where customers cross the border, customers had to get up and sit at tables where their work was longer.