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Weird borders

Fill in the countries involved in these strange borders.
For the last one, I'm asking for the island and the road, not the unrecognized state
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Baarle-Hertog/Nassau
In 1843 this town was split between two countries on an almost house-by-house basis, resulting in at least 20 enclaves
Netherlands
Belgium
Nahwa
The largest second-order international enclave, also the only one outside Baarle-Whatever
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Vennbahn
A railway line that used to run through a country while being part of another country, now a bike path
Belgium
Germany
Gornja Siga
A strip of land next to the Danube, claimed by neither of the surrounding countries, where someone attempted to create a micronation
Croatia
Serbia
Bir Tawil
The same but in Africa
Egypt
Sudan
Vélez de la Gomera
This very small (0,02 km²) rock in another country's coast was the cause of at least one international incident
Spain
Morocco
Hans Island
The dispute over this island allegedly led to the "Whiskey war", where soldiers of either country would plant the flag and leave behind a bottle of booze.
Denmark
Canada
Dhekelia
A road belonging to a certain country separates two sides of an island (one of which is also an unrecognized state)
United Kingdom
Cyprus
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Level 99
Jun 1, 2020
Great idea for a quiz – really interesting clues.