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Which country has two capital cities, one for government and one for the courts?

Bolivia

La Paz holds the executive and legislature; Sucre remains the constitutional capital and seat of the Supreme Court. The split dates from a civil war in 1899.

Which island is divided between three countries?

Borneo

Borneo is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. It is the only island split three ways between sovereign states. Hispaniola is shared by two, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Which is the busiest land border crossing in the world?

San Ysidro

San Ysidro handles tens of millions of crossings a year between Tijuana and San Diego. The Johor-Singapore causeway is comparable by some counts but is shorter and lighter on vehicles.

Which island is shared by the most sovereign countries?

Borneo, shared by three

Borneo is split between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Land borders on islands are rare: Ireland has one, Hispaniola one, and Borneo is the only three-way split.

Which country has held the record for the world's tallest building longest in the modern era?

The United States

New York and Chicago held the record almost continuously from the 1890s until 1998, when the Petronas Towers took it to Malaysia. Dubai has held it since 2010.