//
// Created by Evgeny Savinov on 09/01/2017.
//

#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#define clr(x) memset((x), 0, sizeof(x))
#define all(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define pb push_back
#define mp make_pair
#define x first
#define y second
#define forn(i, n) for(int i = 0; i < (int)(n); ++i)
#define ford(i, n) for(int i = (int)(n) - 1; i >= 0; --i)
#define for1(i, n) for(int i = 1; i <= (int)(n); ++i)


using namespace std;

typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<vi> vvi;
typedef pair<int, int> pii;
//typedef pair<long long, long long> pii;
typedef vector<long long> vll;
typedef long double ld;
typedef long long ll;
typedef unsigned long long ull;
typedef int itn;

const ld PI = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795L;

template<class T>
bool uin(T &, const T &);

template<class T>
bool uax(T &, const T &);

template<class T>
T gcd(T, T);

template<class T>
T lcm(T, T);

template<class _T>
inline string tostr(const _T &);

template<typename T>
void input(T &);

class range {
    using type = long long;
public:
    class iterator {
        friend class range;

    public:
        using difference_type = range::type;
        using value_type = range::type;
        using pointer = const range::type *;
        using reference = const range::type &;
        using iterator_category = std::random_access_iterator_tag;

        value_type operator*() const { return i_; }

        const iterator &operator++() {
            ++i_;
            return *this;
        }

        iterator operator++(int) {
            iterator copy(*this);
            ++i_;
            return copy;
        }

        const iterator &operator--() {
            --i_;
            return *this;
        }

        iterator operator--(int) {
            iterator copy(*this);
            --i_;
            return copy;
        }

        difference_type operator-(const iterator &other) const { return i_ - other.i_; }

        iterator operator+(const difference_type &delta) const { return iterator(i_ + delta); }

        iterator &operator+=(const difference_type &delta) {
            i_ += delta;
            return *this;
        }

        iterator operator-(const difference_type &delta) const { return iterator(i_ - delta); }

        iterator &operator-=(const difference_type &delta) {
            i_ -= delta;
            return *this;
        }

        bool operator==(const iterator &other) const { return i_ == other.i_; }

        bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const { return i_ != other.i_; }

    protected:
        iterator(const value_type &start) : i_(start) {}

    private:
        value_type i_;
    };

    iterator begin() const { return begin_; }

    iterator end() const { return end_; }

    range(const type &begin, const type &end) : begin_(begin), end_(end) {}

    range(const type &end) : begin_(0), end_(end) {}

private:
    iterator begin_;
    iterator end_;
};

template<typename T = long long>
T nxt();

bool checkp(long long);

template<typename T>
T pw(T a, T n, T p);

template<typename T>
T inv(T a, T p);

template<class _T>
_T sqr(const _T &x);

class range;

mt19937_64 gen;

int TTT;

ll mod = 1000000007;


void pre() {

}



void solve(int test) {
    int n = nxt();
    if (n == 1) {
        cout << "0\n";
        return;
    }
    vector <pii> t(n);
    int mx = INT_MIN;
    int mu = INT_MAX;
    forn(i, n) {
        int x = nxt();
        int y = nxt();
        if (x > y) swap(x, y);
        t[i] = {x, y};
        mx = max(mx, y);
        mu = min(mu, x);
    }

    ll ans = LLONG_MAX;

    {
        int Mx = INT_MIN;
        int My = INT_MAX;
        forn(i, n) {
            Mx = max(Mx, t[i].x);
            My = min(My, t[i].y);
        }
        ans = (Mx - mu) * 1ll * (mx - My);
    }

    cerr << mx << " " << mu << endl;
    {
        multiset<pii> e(all(t));
        auto q = *e.begin();
        e.erase(e.begin());

        int mi = q.y;
        int ma = q.y;

        while (!e.empty()) {
            auto q = *e.begin();
            e.erase(e.begin());

            {
                int nmi = min(mi, q.x);
                int nma = max(ma, q.x);
                if (!e.empty()) {
                    nma = max(nma, e.rbegin()->x);
                }
                ans = min(ans, (mx - mu) * 1ll * (nma - nmi));
            }

            mi = min(mi, q.y);
            ma = max(ma, q.y);
        }
    }

    cerr << ans << endl;

    {
        forn(i, n) t[i].y = -t[i].y;

        multiset<pii> e(all(t));
        auto q = *e.begin();
        e.erase(e.begin());

        int mi = -q.y;
        int ma = -q.y;

        while (!e.empty()) {
            auto q = *e.begin();
            e.erase(e.begin());

            {
                int nmi = min(mi, q.x);
                int nma = max(mu, -q.y);
                if (!e.empty()) {
                    nma = max(nma, e.rbegin()->x);
                }
                ans = min(ans, (nma - mu) * 1ll * (mx - nmi));
            }

            mi = min(mi, -q.y);
            ma = max(ma, -q.y);
        }
    }

    cout << ans << "\n";
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
#ifdef LOCAL
    freopen("input.txt", "r", stdin);
//    freopen("output.txt", "w", stdout);
#else
#define fname "sequence"
    //freopen(fname".in", "r", stdin);
    //freopen(fname".out", "w", stdout);
#endif
    pre();
    ::TTT = 1;
#ifdef LOCAL
#else
#endif

    for (int test = 1; test <= ::TTT; ++test) {
        solve(test);
    }

#ifdef LOCAL
    cerr << "Time elapsed: " << 1.0 * clock() / CLOCKS_PER_SEC * 1000 << " ms." << endl;
#endif
    return 0;
}


template<typename T>
T gcd(T x, T y) {
    while (y > 0) {
        x %= y;
        swap(x, y);
    }
    return x;
}

template<class T>
T lcm(T a, T b) {
    return a / gcd(a, b) * b;
}


template<class _T>
inline _T sqr(const _T &x) {
    return x * x;
}

template<class _T>
inline string tostr(const _T &a) {
    ostringstream os("");
    os << a;
    return os.str();
}


template<typename T>
inline void input(T &a) {
    static int ed;
    a = 0;
    while (!isdigit(ed = getchar()) && ed != '-') {}
    char neg = 0;
    if (ed == '-') {
        neg = 1;
        ed = getchar();
    }
    while (isdigit(ed)) {
        a = 10 * a + ed - '0';
        ed = getchar();
    }
    if (neg) a = -a;
}

template<typename T = long long>
inline T nxt() {
    T res;
    input(res);
    return res;
}

void myassert(bool v) {
    assert(v);
//cout << "FAIL\n";
//exit(0);
}

mt19937 generator;

bool checkp(long long v) {
    if (v < 2) return false;
    for (long long i = 2; i * i <= v; ++i) {
        if (v % i == 0) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

template<typename T>
T pw(T a, T n, T m) {
    T res = 1;
    while (n) {
        if (n & 1) {
            res = res * a % m;
        }
        a = a * a % m;
        n >>= 1;
    }
    return res;
}

template<typename T>
T inv(T a, T p) {
    T res = 1;
    while (a > 1) {
        res = res * (p - p / a) % p;
        a = p % a;
    }
    return res;
}


template<class T>
bool uin(T &a, const T &b) {
    if (b < a) {
        a = b;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

template<class T>
bool uax(T &a, const T &b) {
    if (b > a) {
        a = b;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 11136