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Some of the worst countries on earth to live have the highest flagpoles.

Russia has a 574-foot flagpole. North Korea has a 525-foot pole. Iran has a 490-foot-pole.

The 10 countries with the tallest flagpoles that fly their national flags are, in order of height: Egypt, Azerbaijan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, North Korea, Iran, Turkmenistan, Jordan and India.

Ostentatious flag waving by the government from big poles isn’t an indicator of being a good place to live. It’s an indicator of countries with people who want to live elsewhere.

So, you’ve been warned. King Don Uno is having another one of his big flagpole periods.