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The international border between Mexico and the United States runs from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. It traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from major urban areas to inhospitable deserts. From the border crossing at El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, to the east, it follows the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) to the Gulf of Mexico; from the same binational conurbation westward to the Pacific Ocean, it crosses vast tracts of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, the Colorado River Delta, and the northernmost tip of the Baja California Peninsula.
The border's total length is 1,951 miles (3,141 km), according to figures given by the IBWC. It is the most frequently crossed international border in the world, with some 350 million people crossing (legally) every year.
Geography
In the United States, Texas has the longest stretch of the border of any state, while California has the shortest. In Mexico, Chihuahua has the longest border, while Nuevo León has the shortest. More on [ United States–Mexico border ]
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Border Information Clearinghouse - Large collection of articles, statistics, news items, issues analyses, and internet links about social, economic, environmental, and health conditions and issues related to the U.S.-Mexico border.
BorderQuest - Collection of articles, photos, and music from the US-Mexico border region, compiled by the Smithsonian Institution in 1996 for the American Folklife Festival.
San Diego/Tijuana Border Data - Geographic information, air photos, and demographic data relevant to the western portion of the border, from UCSD.
The Borderlands Encyclopedia - Extensive collection of internet resources, including audio files and links, about the border region, including culture, economy, business, health, environment, government, politics, and other topics.
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