Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and policy solutions to decisionmakers.
