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United States to Colombia: the shortest border chain

You can get from United States to Colombia crossing only land borders — the shortest chain passes through 6 countries.

Fewest countries

  1. StartUnited States
  2. 1Mexico
  3. 2Guatemala
  4. 3Honduras
  5. 4Nicaragua
  6. 5Costa Rica
  7. 6Panama
  8. FinishColombia

The fewest-countries route is also the shortest by distance: about 5,751 km measured between country centers.

The rules behind the route

These routes come from Bordlr's border graph: strict land borders plus three permanent fixed crossings (Øresund Bridge, King Fahd Causeway, Johor–Singapore Causeway). Ferry routes don’t count. Distances are great-circle measurements between country centers, so they rank routes fairly without pretending to be driving distances.

Bordlr is a free daily geography game: connect two regions through the lands that border them, in as few countries and as few kilometers as you can.

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