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10 compartments

CSIS imagery analysis of North Korea's new ballistic missile submarine, the Hero Kim Kun Ok, shows ten vertical missile compartments of various sizes that could be used to launch a variety of missile systems, including nuclear-armed missiles.



SOURCE: "North Korea Launches New Ballistic Missile Submarine" by CSIS's Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha, and Jennifer Jun.

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1,000 kilometers

Norway's Svalbard archipelago is located just 1,000 kilometers from the North Pole, giving it a regional position that could be crucial to controlling access to Russia’s Northern Fleet and strategic nuclear submarines.



SOURCE: "Arctic Geopolitics: The Svalbard Archipelago" by CSIS's Andreas Østhagen, Otto Svendsen, and Max Bergmann.

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2 billion cubic meters

Due to the construction of thousands of illegal lakes, Iraqi fish farmers use 2 billion cubic meters of water annually – an amount equivalent to double neighboring Jordan’s entire annual water budget.



SOURCE: "Whose Water Is It Anyway: How Political Violence and Corruption Has Become Iraq’s Existential Challenge" by CSIS's Natasha Hall and Husam Sobhi.

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4 percent

In 2022, Latin America's regional economic growth rate was nearly 4 percent, higher than sub-Saharan Africa, North America, China, and Europe.



SOURCE: "Inflection Point: The Challenges Facing Latin America and U.S. Policy in the Region" by CSIS's P. Michael McKinley.

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