Haiti and The Dominican Republic share the island of HispaniolaIndonesia and Papua New Guinea share an island
Indonesia and Timor-Leste share an island
Canada and Denmark share an island
France and the Netherlands share an island
The UK and Ireland share an island
The UK and Cyprus share an island
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The following countries were at one time, under US control:PhilippinesCubaNicaraguaMexico (Veracruz)HaitiDominican RepublicJapan (various islands)United Kingdom (Falkland Islands)Denmark (Greenland)IcelandAustriaGermanySouth KoreaIraqFrance (Clipperton Island)Marshall IslandsMicronesiaPalauIncludes countries with US occupations.
It was in their views of nature and land . To the Europeans when tihey got off their boats and saw empty land they saw land not "owned" or fenced by another. They came from a world where the land was owned and fenced. To see vast open spaces meant that they could claim what they wanted. To the native Americans living in this land no one could own the land. There was no idea or word for ownership. The land was to be taken care of by all and so were the animals. These two cultural ideas were in complete conflict with each other.
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The idea of exploring virgin territory, and casting one's fate to the winds for the chance to achieve the American Dream swirled around the frontier. Immigrants who had never even imagined the possibility of land ownership, only needed to stake their claim to make it a reality.