Border

Border has several different, but related meanings: == Generic borders == A border can consist of a margin around the edge of something, such as a lawn, garden, photograph, or sheet of paper. == Horticultural borders == A herbaceous border comprises a narrow strip of plants along the edge of a garden path or a lawn or fence. == Conceptual/mental borders == A thing can belong on the border if it lies in a grey area at the edge of a category or condition or near the borderline between two different situations but not clearly in one or the other. ==Jurisdictional borders == Borders define geography boundaries of politics entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or country. They may foster the setting up of buffer zones. In the past many borders were not clearly defined lines, but were neutral zones called Marchland. This has been reflected in recent times with the neutral zones that were set up along part of Saudi Arabia's borders with Kuwait and Iraq (however, these zones no longer exist). In modern times the concept of a marchland has been replaced by that of the clearly defined and demarcated border. For the purposes of border control, airports and seaports also class as borders. Most countries have some form of border control to restrict or limit the movement of people, animals and goods into or out of the country. In order to cross borders people need passports and Visa (document)s or other appropriate forms of identification. To stay or work within a country's borders aliens (foreign persons) may need special immigration documents or permits that authorise them to do so. Moving goods across a border often requires the payment of excise tax, often collected by customs officials. Animals (and occasionally humans) moving across borders may need to go into quarantine to prevent the spread of exotic or infectious diseases. Most countries prohibit carrying illegal drugs or endangered animals across their borders. Moving goods, animals or people illegally across a border, without declaring them, seeking permission, or deliberately evading official inspection counts as smuggling. === Border economics === The presence of borders often fosters certain economic features or anomalies. Wherever two jurisdictions come into contact, special economic opportunities arise. Smuggling provides a classic case; contrariwise, a border region may flourish on the provision of excise or of import/export services -- legal or quasi-legal, corrupt or corruption-free. Different regulations on either side of a border may encourage services to position themselves at or near that border: thus the provision of pornography, of prostitution, of alcohol and/or of narcotics may cluster around borders, city limits, county lines, ports and airports. In a more planned and official context, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) often tend to cluster near borders or ports. See also maquiladora. Human economic traffic across borders (apart from kidnapping), may involve mass commuting between workplaces and residential settlements, as in Israel. The removal of internal barriers to commerce, as in France after the French Revolution or in Europe since the 1940s, de-emphasises border-based economic activity and fosters freer free trade . === Types of border === There are different types of border between countries. A natural border is one that follows natural geographical features, such as a river or a mountain range. A geometric border (also known as a straight-line border) is one that is formed by straight lines. Many borders in Africa and the Middle East are geometric. === The Border country === The Border country or the Borders consists of an area of Scottish_Lowlands on the border between Scotland (see also Scottish Borders) and England. Before the two monarchys united, the Lowland clans would switch allegiance between the Scottish and English thrones depending on what appeared most favourable for the members of the clan. == See also == *Political science *Land borders *List of countries that only border one other country == External link == * [http://www.scottish-border.co.uk/ Scottish Border] Borders

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Words begining with Border:

Border
Border-blaster
Border-blasters
Border-Gavaskar_Trophy
Border-Gavaskar_trophy
Bordercollie
Bordered_Pug
Bordered_pug
Bordered_White
Bordered_white
Bordered_Yellow_Banner
Borderer
Borderer
Borderguard
Borderguard
Borderland
Borderland_(ENT)
Borderland_(ENT_episode)
Borderland_(Star_Trek:_Enterprise_episode)
Borderland_Posen-West_Prussia
Borderless_country
Borderless_nation
Borderline
Borderline_case
Borderline_personality
Borderline_Personality_Disorder
Borderline_Personality_Disorder
Borderline_personality_disorder
Borderline_personality_disorder
Borders
Borders
Borders_Books
Borders_Books_and_Music
Borders_Books_and_Music
Borders_Group
Borders_Group
Borders_Group_Incorporated
Bordertown
Border_ballad
Border_ballad
Border_ballads
Border_between_West_Jersey_and_East_Jersey
Border_blaster
Border_blaster
Border_blasters
Border_checkpoint
Border_Cities_Arena
Border_Collie
Border_Collie
Border_collie
Border_collie
Border_collies
Border_conflicts_between_Poland_and_Czechoslovakia
Border_conflicts_between_Poland_and_Czechoslovakia
Border_control
Border_country
Border_cricketers
Border_Defence_Corps
Border_Down
Border_Field_State_Park
Border_Gateway_Protocol
Border_Gateway_Protocol
Border_gateway_protocol
Border_gateway_protocol
Border_Gavaskar_Trophy
Border_Gavaskar_trophy
Border_Guard
Border_Guards
Border_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association
Border_Morris
Border_of_Peace
Border_of_space
Border_Patrol
Border_pipe
Border_Ranges_National_Park
Border_Reivers
Border_reivers
Border_Roads_Organisation
Border_Roads_Organization
Border_Ruffian
Border_Security_Force
Border_States
Border_states
Border_states
Border_States_(Civil_War)
Border_states_(Civil_War)
Border_states_(Civil_War)
Border_states_(disambiguation)
Border_Television
Border_Terrier
Border_trade
Border_Zone