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What’s the Difference Between Enclaves and Exclaves?
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Map showing Washington State with Point Roberts labeled as a U.S. exclave north of the main border, surrounded by Canada and near the Salish Sea. Map of Vatican City highlighting major streets, gardens, and landmarks, including St. Peter's Basilica, St. Peter's Square with its central obelisk, the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Gardens, Vatican Apostolic Library, Government Palace, and surrounding walls. The map also shows adjacent roads in Rome and includes a small inset locating Vatican City within Italy. Political map of Lesotho, a landlocked country entirely surrounded by South Africa, showing its national boundary, major cities including Maseru (the capital), Mafeteng, Mohale's Hoek, Quthing, Qacha's Nek, Mokhotlong, and Butha-Buthe, as well as rivers and key towns. An inset locator map highlights Lesotho's position within southern Africa. Map highlighting Kaliningrad Oblast, a small Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, situated between Poland and Lithuania. The map shows surrounding countries including Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, and Norway, with major cities and borders clearly marked.
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Point Roberts, Washington
Map highlighting Point Roberts, a type of exclave belonging to Whatcom county, Washington,...
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Vatican City
The sovereign enclave Vatican City is surrounded by Rome, the capital of Italy.
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Lesotho
The landlocked enclave Lesotho is surrounded by South African territory.
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Kaliningrad, Russia
The coastal region Kaliningrad is a type of exclave belonging to Russia. From the...
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