Much of the border with Hungary follows the Drava River or its former river bed; that part of the border dates from the Middle Ages.
Secular medieval architecture throughout Britain has left a legacy of large stone castles, with the "finest examples" being found lining both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border, dating from the Wars of Scottish Independence of the 14th century.
Its modern borders date only to the end of World War II, and except for a brief period between World War I and the consolidation of the Bolshevik revolution, it has known independence only since 1991, when the demise of the Soviet Union was officially declared — in Belarus, in fact.
Niger's justice minister and government spokesman, Marou Amadou, said the borders dated from 1926.
Captions, borders, dates and greetings can be added to help photographers remember where and why the photo was taken.
But New Zealand officials say Australia is undermining the two countries' historical bonds of "mateship," with free movement across their borders dating to the 1920s.
The plan for sealing the borders, dated Oct. 22 and signed by Bulent Ecevit, who was then prime minister, envisions the establishment of 18 camps -- 12 of them in Iraq -- designed to hold about 275,000 refugees.
Slovenia's relations with Croatia have long been strained on account of a rumbling dispute over sea and land borders dating back to the break-up of Yugoslavia.
A dispute with Slovenia over sea and land borders dating back to the break-up of Yugoslavia was resolved in June 2010, when a Slovene referendum cleared another obstacle to Croatia's EU accession.
Although some books with elaborate border decorations date from as early as the 13th century, such decorations became much more lavish in the 14th.
