Border

The international border states are those states in the U.S. that border either the Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, or Russia. With a total of nineteen of such states, fourteen (including Alaska) lie on the U.S.–Canada border, four on the U.S.–Mexico border, and one consists of a maritime borders with Cuba and The Bahamas.
== Border with Canada ==
Thirteen states lie on the U.S.–Canada border. The U.S. states of Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin do not share a direct geographic border with Canada. They do, however, possess customs facilities due to their place along the Great Lakes, which leads to the Canadian border. (All three states connect Lake Michigan, while Wisconsin also connects to Lake Superior).
State 	Adjacent province or territory 	Length of borderU.S. International Borders: Brief Facts	Description (if not land border)
Alaska 	British Columbia and Yukon 	1,538 mi (2,475 km) 	
Michigan 	Ontario 	721 mi (1,160 km) 	Water boundary (land border on Crystal Island)
Maine 	New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec 	611 mi (983 km) 	Water boundary with Nova Scotia
Minnesota 	Manitoba and Ontario 	547 mi (880 km) 	Water boundary with Ontario
Montana 	Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan	545 mi (877 km) 	
New York 	Ontario and Quebec 	445 mi (716 km) 	Water boundary with Ontario
Washington 	British Columbia 	427 mi (687 km) 	
North Dakota 	Manitoba and Saskatchewan 	310 mi (499 km) 	
Ohio 	Ontario 	146 mi (235 km) 	On Lake Erie
Vermont 	Quebec 	90 mi (145 km) 	
New Hampshire	Quebec 	58 mi (93 km) 	
Idaho 	British Columbia 	45 mi (72 km) 	
Pennsylvania 	Ontario 	42 mi (68 km) 	On Lake Erie
== Border with Mexico ==
Four states lie on the U.S.–Mexico border.
State 	Adjacent Mexican state 	Length of border 	Description
Texas 	Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas	1,241 mi (1,997 km)	
Arizona 	Baja California and Sonora 	373 mi (600 km) 	
New Mexico	Chihuahua and Sonora 	180 mi (290 km) 	
California	Baja California 	140 mi (225 km) 	
== Borders with other countries ==
In addition to the states bordering on Canada and Mexico, the U.S. state of Florida shares maritime boundaries with Cuba and the Bahamas, and Alaska shares a water boundary with Russia (in addition to its land border with Canada).
State 	Length of border 	Bordering country
Alaska 	1,538 mi (2,475 km)	Russia (water boundary)(Canada to the east)
Florida	 	Cuba and the Bahamas (water boundaries)
== See also ==
*Borders of the United States
*List of regions of the United States
*Northern Tier (United States)
== References ==
Category:Borders of U.S. states
Category:Canada–United States border
Category:Geography of the United States
Category:Mexico–United States border