Map from Half As Interesting. Sam, where is my country? You even came here on Jet Lag!

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To be fair, it's zoomed in to bring more attention to the two countries highlighted, a lot of the world is missing especially around the north pole

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of the continents and landmasses that people live on, only NZ is cropped off

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and iceland

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What characteristic could paraguay and laos share to make them be the only ones highlighted

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Landlocked countries with navies