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1042 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 12 of 18.

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NewportGBWelsh city and site of the UK's largest chip plant by wafer capacity.
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New YorkUSThe largest city in the United States and a global centre of finance, media and culture.
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New York StateUSThe most populous US north-east state; a global leader on AI regulation and financial law.
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New ZealandNZPacific nation making their third World Cup appearance, needing a result against Belgium to survive Group G.
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NigeriaNGWest Africa's largest economy; OPEC oil producer and fourth-largest LNG exporter via Nigeria LNG Limited.
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Nizhny NovgorodRURussia's fifth-largest city; home to the Gorky pumping station struck by Ukrainian drones in April 2026.
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Nogent-sur-SeineFRFrench nuclear power station on the Seine river in Aube; its cooling water operations are subject to the 28°C river-temperature regulatory limit enforced during heatwaves.
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NorfolkGBEnglish county in East Anglia; LGR priority area, three unitaries planned, Reform produced a hung council on 7 May 2026.
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NorgNLDutch gas storage facility, 59 TWh working volume; depleted to zero by GasTerra before 1 April 2026 NAM handover.
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North AnnaUSNorth Anna is a Dominion Energy nuclear power plant in Louisa County, Virginia, located adjacent to Amazon's Lake Anna data-centre campus.
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North CarolinaUSSwing Southern state amid the 2026 mid-decade congressional redistricting wave.
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North Dome gas fieldQAQatar's half of the world's largest natural gas field, shared with Iran's South Pars; underpins all Qatari LNG exports.
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Northern IrelandGBUK home nation in northeast Ireland; its national football team cited as a Round of 32 qualification precedent.
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Northern VirginiaUSWorld's largest data-centre cluster; 5+ GW across Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William — consent environment now most restrictive in the US.
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North HertfordshireGBHertfordshire district selected as a flexible voting pilot for the May 2026 elections.
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North KoreaKPThe only state to have left the NPT; its proliferation path is the template Iran analysts invoke in 2026.
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North Lincolnshire campusGBData centre campus in North Lincolnshire, UK, granted planning approval in April 2026 for up to 15 facilities and 1 GW of combined compute capacity.
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North MacedoniaMKBalkan nation; famously eliminated Italy in 2022 WC playoff; lost to Italy in 2026 semi-final.
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North SeaNorth Atlantic sea; origin of Brent crude benchmark, the world's primary oil price reference.
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North TynesideGBNorth-East England borough; location of Cobalt Park, where OpenAI paused its planned UK Stargate data centre.
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NorthwoodGBUK PJHQ; planning hub for the 26-nation Hormuz coalition the US did not join.
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North Yorkshire CouncilGBEngland's largest unitary authority by area; fell to Reform UK on 7 May 2026, with leadership chaos reported within 48 hours.
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NorwayNOWestern Europe's largest gas producer; ~50% of German pipeline imports; Troll TWIN FID June 2026.
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NottinghamGBEnglish city; issued Section 114 in 2023; Labour-held and under government commissioners.
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NovopavlivkaUAUkrainian settlement near Pokrovsk axis; Russian advance recorded by ISW on 8 April 2026.
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NovorossiyskRURussia's largest Black Sea port and primary CPC crude export terminal; struck by Ukrainian drones in April 2026 despite US warnings.
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NovoyehorivkaUAContested settlement in Luhansk Oblast named in Ukraine's rebuttal of Russia's false occupation claim.
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NRG StadiumUSDomed Houston stadium; shipping refrigerated grass with Dutch LED lights for 2026 World Cup.
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Nur KhanPKPakistan Air Force base near Islamabad; landing point for the US delegation on 10 April.
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Occoquan watershedUSA Northern Virginia watershed supplying drinking water to roughly eight million people, cited by Prince William supervisors in denying the Dulles South campus.
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OdesaUAUkraine's largest Black Sea port city; repeatedly struck by Russian drones throughout the war.
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OH-07USOhio's 7th congressional district, north-east Ohio, Cook-downgraded to Likely Republican in June 2026.
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OhmLunar far-side impact crater; observed by Artemis II crew during lunar flyby.
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OklahomaUSUS state that settled, rather than fought, the DOJ's voter-file demand in March 2026.
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OlkariaKEGeothermal field in Kenya's Rift Valley and site of the suspended $1 billion Microsoft-G42 data-centre project; full 1 GW build would equal one-third of Kenya's total installed generation capacity.
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OmanOMNeutral Gulf sultanate; longtime Iran-US backchannel whose Hormuz transit corridor Iran struck on 7 July.
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OmoniaGRCentral Athens district and historic square; under STR registration ban since 2024.
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OregonUSPacific Northwest state; DOJ voter-data bellwether case and a data-centre cost fight.
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Orientale basinThe Moon's largest impact basin, first seen with unaided human eyes by the Artemis II crew.
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OrikhivUAFront-line Zaporizhzhia town; target of Russia's planned spring offensive disrupted by Ukraine's counterattack.
Oval OfficeUSThe official office of the President of the United States within the White House.
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PabradeLTPabrade Training Area is a Lithuanian military installation used by NATO allies for exercises; V Corps used it for Project Flytrap 5.0 in June 2026.
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Pacific OceanWorld's largest ocean; designated splashdown and recovery zone for Artemis II.
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PakdashtIRIndustrial city in Tehran Province; site of the Seyyed Al Shohada mosque execution case.
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PakistanPKNuclear-armed South Asian republic of 240 million; IMF-dependent economy now mediating the Iran ceasefire.
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Palacio de la ZarzuelaESOfficial residence of the Spanish royal family near Madrid.
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PalestinePSUN General Assembly observer state since 2012, comprising West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.
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Palmarito de CautoCUSantiago de Cuba settlement whose 2024 blackout protest led to three UNPACU prison sentences.
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Palma SorianoCUMunicipality in Santiago de Cuba province; its court sentenced three UNPACU women on 19 July.
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Palm BeachUSFlorida coastal city; site of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and scene of war-related press statements.
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PanamaPACentral American flag-of-convenience registry; vessels designated in OFAC's 19 May 2026 Iran SDN round.
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PanigagliaITItaly's oldest LNG import terminal, located near La Spezia in Liguria.
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ParaguayPYLandlocked South American nation; USA's opening World Cup opponent at SoFi Stadium on 12 June 2026.
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ParisFRCapital of France; venue for the 17 April 2026 51-nation Strait of Hormuz Maritime Freedom of Navigation Initiative.
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ParosGRGreek Cyclades island; under review for STR restrictions under Law 5275/2026.
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Paseo de la ReformaMXGrand Mexico City boulevard and traditional celebration site; scene of the fatal 30 June World Cup crush.
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PatagoniaSouthernmost region spanning Argentina and Chile, Andes virus endemic.
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Penn StationUSNew York's primary intercity and commuter rail terminal, closing for World Cup matches.
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PennsylvaniaUSBellwether US state; PA-08 Scranton moved to toss-up in April 2026 midterm forecasting.
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Persian GulfIran-Arabia inland sea whose Hormuz mouth carries a fifth of global oil trade.