
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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The colonizers of a spherical planet have decided to build  $N$  towns, each having area  $1/1000$  of the total area of the planet. They also decided that any two points belonging to different towns will have different latitude and different longitude. What is the maximal value of  $N$ ?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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