China and Russia are tied for the record of bordering the most countries. Each shares a land border with 14 sovereign nations. China’s neighbors include North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Russia’s neighbors include Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland (via Kaliningrad), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. Sharing borders with so many nations presents complex geopolitical challenges and opportunities for trade and diplomacy, as both countries serve as major hubs between different world regions.