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1559:2017
1554:2013
1549:2010
1544:2009
1539:2005
1534:2003
1529:2001
1524:1997
1519:1994
1501:2024
1496:2019
1491:2014
1486:2009
1481:2004
1462:Next
1456:2022
1451:2018
1446:2014
1441:2011
1436:2010
1431:2006
1426:2002
1421:1998
1416:1995
1411:1993
1406:1990
1401:1985
1396:1980
1391:1975
1386:1971
1381:1967
1376:1963
1371:1959
1366:1955
1361:1951
1356:1947
1351:1940
1346:1931
1341:1928
1336:1925
1331:1922
1326:1920
1241:Fiji
954:Iraq
882:Asia
853:Peru
741:DINE
463:2021
437:2021
404:2021
128:Riga
86:Type
44:Riga
736:CNE
220:CVK
197:.lv
195:cvk
1669::
947:GC
942:EO
423:.
412:^
379:^
250:.
238:,
213::
134:,
130:,
28::
1295:e
1288:t
1281:v
509:e
502:t
495:v
465:.
439:.
406:.
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