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Radio 4,22 Aug 2026,9 mins

How much of the world isn鈥檛 owned by anyone?

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Sometimes world events of massive practical significance lead our minds towards some lovely impractical thoughts. So it was for loyal listener, Nigel. Pondering the conflict in Iran, and the maritime ownership of the Straits of Hormuz that has become its focus, his mind wandered to an altogether bigger and - honestly - far less important question. 鈥淗ow much of the world surface actually doesn't belong to anyone?鈥� he wondered. To try and answer Nigel鈥檚 question, we enlisted the help of Mark Cooper-Jones, one half of YouTube duo Map Men. If you鈥檝e seen a number in the news that you think we should take a look at, or have a interesting statistical question like Nigel, get in touch: moreorless@bbc.co.uk Presenter: Lizzy McNeill Producer: Josh McMinn Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon

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