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I would nominate:
Djibouti. A peaceful port, which happens to be surrounded by several war-torn or oppressive nations - Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen.
Iran. Their stupid government notwithstanding, the Iranian people are actually among the most secular and liberal people in the MENA world, and certainly one has to feel pity for them, considering they have Iraq to their West, Pakistan and Afghanistan to their East, Saudi Arabia not too far to their Southwest...
Jordan. One of the more peaceful and benign countries in the Middle East, yet they have Syria and Iraq to their North, Israel and the Palestinian Territories to their West, Saudi Arabia to their East...
Mongolia. They are a landlocked country squeezed between both Russia and China. Enough said.
Poland. Historically vulnerable to German and Russian aggression, not least because both have regarded it as a 'security buffer' against the other.
Thailand. Despite its frequent military coups and oppressive royal family, most of the time it has been a relative bastion of democracy and liberty when compared to its neighbours Myanmar, China, Laos and Cambodia, all of which have duly sent lots of refugees over to Thailand throughout the years.
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