A borderless country is an island nation that does not share its island with other nations. For example, the Republic of Ireland shares the island of Ireland with Northern Ireland and therefore is not borderless. A borderless nation does not have to be located on single island, as countries such as the Federated States of Micronesia can consist of thousands of islands. By some definitions a borderless country is different from an island nation, because an island nation, such as Indonesia, can have borders.