Border checkpoint
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A border checkpoint is a place, generally between two countries, where travellers or goods are inspected. Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders. Access-controlled borders often have a limited number of checkpoints where they can be crossed without legal sanctions. Arrangements may be formed to allow or mandate less restrained crossings (e.g. Schengen Agreement). Land border checkpoints can be contrasted with the customs and immigration facilities at seaports, international airports, and other ports of entry.
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See also
- Alcabala
- Border
- Border control
- Border outpost
- Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall
- Customs
- Frontier Closed Area is the border area in Hong Kong with China
- Garitas in Mexico
- Schengen Agreement
- The United States–Mexico border and Canada – United States border
- List of Canada–United States border crossings
- List of Mexico–United States border crossings
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