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Central Intelligence Agency: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Central Intelligence Agency, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• The world's largest landlocked country is nearly the size of Western Europe

  Kazakhstan covers about 2.72 million square kilometres without touching any ocean, making it by far the largest landlocked country on Earth, more than five times the size of the ne…

  — Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

• This country's highest point is just 4.6 metres above the sea

  Tuvalu, a Pacific nation of nine coral atolls, tops out at only 4.6 metres above sea level at its single highest point. Most of the country sits far lower, making it one of the pla…

  — Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

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