Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• Seyyed Yahya Safavi

Associate Professor, Imam Hossein University

Abstract

Familiarity with the geographical situation of neighboring countries is essential in different aspects, such as the interaction of geographical factors (human and natural), the relative position of the neighboring states' territories, the type of government and the international and regional obligations, participation in politico-military treaties and dependence on imperialist powers. Other important issues such as:
Cultural Commonality; trading conditions and relations; common economic resources; determination of foreign policy goals; recognition of spatial conditions and the strategic importance of threating positions; positions and conditions important for imperialist powers; and other issues such as inclination of the region towards crisis, and the imbalance of the political system which is followed by problems such as the imposition of displaced people in neighboring countries emphasizes the importance of attention to geographic considerations of neighboring countries.
In this paper, the importance of the basic role of spatial relations in recognition of the geography of neighboring countries are discussed, with emphasis on position, size, shape and neighborhood.